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Corey Haim dies of apparent drug overdose
by Samia Sehgal - March 10, 2010 - comments
The Canadian actor reportedly collapsed in his mother’s North Hollywood apartment and was rushed to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank
Corey Haim of ‘The Lost Boys’ fame died Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose. He was 38.
The Los Angeles coroner's office confirmed the news, saying it will launch an investigation into the case. The actor was a drug addict and accidental drug overdose is being suspected as the most probable cause of his death but the actual cause can be determined only after an autopsy.
Overdose of prescription drugs?
The Canadian actor reportedly collapsed in his mother’s North Hollywood apartment, and was found lying close to several bottles of prescription pills. He had been moderately ill in the past couple of days but the medicines found close to his body were not linked to his sickness.
Corey’s mother quickly called 911 and he was rushed to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank at around 3:30 a.m.
No other details were released.
Struggle with drug addiction
Haim had been addicted to cocaine and valium for many years and was struggling to fight his addiction. He had reportedly been admitted to rehab centers more than 15 times.
The actor was a drug addict and accidental drug overdose is being suspected as the most probable cause of his death
“I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck. But one led to two, two led to four, four led to eight, until at the end it was about 85 a day — the doctors could not believe I was taking that much,” Haim had said, owning up about his struggle with drugs.
“And that was just the Valium — I’m not talking about the other pills I went through.”
Corey’s career
The Ontario-born actor first took to acting in comedy television series, ‘The Edison Twins’ during 1980s. His first big-screen appearance was in the 1984 feature film, ‘Firstborn,’ alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.
The actor then worked in several films before getting his big break in 1986’s popular movie Lucas. Haim’s reputation as an actor took an upward spiral as he worked in movies like ‘The lost Boys,’ ‘License to Drive,’ ‘Watchers’ etc.
Haim and his frequent co-star Corey Feldman brought up a reality show 'The Two Coreys,' which was aired on A&E network in 2007, 2008.
Ranked among the greatest teen stars, Haim struggled with his drug addiction for a greater part of his acting career, he seemed to have kicked his habit a couple of years ago, when he declared, “I'm clean, sober, humble and happy.”