Might not have died of a technical OD, but then, I guess a 900 pound person who dies of a heart attack does not die of overeating either. I think you're splitting hairs, sun Tzu.
Nolan Dalla's Stu Ungar book has been optioned
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sounds like we need a technical definition of *overdose* here, and IMO, have to side with 6-5 and Jackson... does *overdose* mean in system at ONE TIME enough to kill, or does it mean too many drugs over a period of time??? either way says overdose to me, in which case the overdoing of drugs killed him allbeit not INSTANTLY.
Nov 22nd, 1998 - Oasis Motel, 1731 S. Las Vegas Blvd. - Stu Ungar found dead.
The Clark County Coroner's office on Monday ruled Ungar's death accidental based on the results of toxicology tests that came back from the lab Friday. A mixture of narcotics and pain killers triggered a heart condition that killed him. The drugs found in Ungar's system were cocaine, methadone and the pain-killer Percodan, Clark County Coroner Ron Flud said. No one drug by itself was enough to cause Ungar's death. "The cause is accidental death by coronary atherosclerosis". "The heart condition developed over a period of time. The attack was brought on by his life-style."
Coronary atherosclerosis occurs when not enough blood can be pumped through the heart muscle. It is not uncommon to find a mixture of cocaine, Percodan and methadone in an autopsy of a drug user. Percodan is often used to bring a person down from his cocaine high so he can sleep. Methadone is given to heroine addicts to get them off the drug. It is not known when Ungar, a three-time world poker champion, took the drugs that contributed to his death. Police investigating the scene said they found no drug paraphernalia at that location.
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The Clark County Coroner's office on Monday ruled Ungar's death accidental based on the results of toxicology tests that came back from the lab Friday. A mixture of narcotics and pain killers triggered a heart condition that killed him. The drugs found in Ungar's system were cocaine, methadone and the pain-killer Percodan, Clark County Coroner Ron Flud said. No one drug by itself was enough to cause Ungar's death. "The cause is accidental death by coronary atherosclerosis". "The heart condition developed over a period of time. The attack was brought on by his life-style."
Coronary atherosclerosis occurs when not enough blood can be pumped through the heart muscle. It is not uncommon to find a mixture of cocaine, Percodan and methadone in an autopsy of a drug user. Percodan is often used to bring a person down from his cocaine high so he can sleep. Methadone is given to heroine addicts to get them off the drug. It is not known when Ungar, a three-time world poker champion, took the drugs that contributed to his death. Police investigating the scene said they found no drug paraphernalia at that location.
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Congrats Nolan.... Read the book this past weekend really enjoyed it, I'm not a big gambler or poker player but sure can relate to someone being totally consumned by drugs.
Also Jack did you see on pg.298 of the book Nolan acknowledgments " Mad Jack" Wooten
Also Jack did you see on pg.298 of the book Nolan acknowledgments " Mad Jack" Wooten
The article is from Variety, so you can't expect great fact finding journalism.
Right now the movie is still a long way off from getting made. I mean, they haven't even hired a writer yet. My guess is a lot will depend on how LUCKY YOU (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338216...sdWNreSB5b3V8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=21;fm=1) does when it gets released. That script was incredible and I really think it could be a contender for some awards. If it makes big money, I think it could help Nolan's book get made.
Right now the movie is still a long way off from getting made. I mean, they haven't even hired a writer yet. My guess is a lot will depend on how LUCKY YOU (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338216...sdWNreSB5b3V8aHRtbD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=21;fm=1) does when it gets released. That script was incredible and I really think it could be a contender for some awards. If it makes big money, I think it could help Nolan's book get made.
Don't know about where anyone else lives, but in California the cause of death is almost always stated as "heart failure." However, what precipitates the heart failure is the real cause. Not a doctor, but would assume that most deaths are due to heart failure caused by any number of other things. While Unger's last breath was stopped by failure of his heart, it was hardly the cause of his death.
