The final hours of James Dungy

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/379256p-322040c.html

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The night of Oct. 21 was when Dungy suffered a drug overdose. He said he had taken several pills of hydrocodone and naproxen, according to a police report, then called 911.

On the 911 recording, which authorities released Friday, Dungy appeared to indicate that he was depressed. Asked initially by the dispatch operator what the emergency was, he said, "Um, I was being stupid and I took about 15 pills ..."

His next words suggested that he'd been in touch with his mother, Lauren: "... and my mom told me to call you guys so I can get my stomach pumped."

The pills Dungy took are powerful painkillers. While naproxen (the active ingredient in Aleve) is obtainable over the counter in certain strengths, hydrocodone is a heavily regulated and potentially addictive narcotic requiring a prescription.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

1. A parent's nightmare

[hlthe2b]

2. Good lord that article skips around so much...

I wasn't sure if he died until the very end. What a confusing account, but very sad nonetheless.

Stories like this should be told in such a way that the impact isn't lost though. This one clearly was not.

[Beausoir]

3. How can anyone ever get over something like this?

What a sad story. Poor kid.