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Post by Admin on May 21, 2014 2:13:24 GMT
Courtney Love is speaking out about the death of her friend Peaches Geldof. The Hole rocker — who has battled drug addiction several times — claims she tried to guide the British socialite down a healthier path, but wasn’t successful in her attempt. Courtney was devastated over Peaches’ death, which has been linked to heroin use, and recalls a time she went to visit the mother-of-two at the Chateau Marmont in LA. The daughter of Sir Bob Geldof had allegedly brought along a friend who was carrying a number of prescription medications. “My drug was heroin, I stopped taking it in the 90s, but I have taken the pills, the Roxycontin, Oxycontin,” Courtney says. "Peaches was in a room with a friend who had a bag full of these drugs, like 500 pills and I wanted it so badly, never have I ever wanted anything more — no man, no money — and I had to physically push Peaches and her friend out of the door.” The 25-year-old TV presenter’s mother, Paula Yates, died of a heroin overdose in 2000. "I was shaking and I kept thinking of the way her mother died and I thought I owe it to this girl to be an example,” Courtney says. I was trying to help her, but at that point in her life, it proved to be impossible. Now the parallels to her mommy are horrific. It terrifies me for my own child." Peaches: Inquest heard that heroin was “likely” to have played a role in her death The musician, who’s mom to 21-year-old daughter Frances Bean with late husband Kurt Cobain, admits she wasn’t “shocked” when she heard the news about Peaches. "You just can't believe it happened, it's so f--king tragic. This girl was vivacious, so full of life and it was weird and horrible that she has passed away,” she told Grazia magazine. "I read heroin was involved and I was not shocked. I know how Peaches liked opiates."
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Post by Admin on Jul 25, 2014 14:18:47 GMT
An inquest into Peaches Geldof's death has ruled that her passing was drugs-related.The 25-year old was found dead at her home on Monday, April 7, with the original inquest adjourned following a preliminary hearing in May. At Gravesend Coroner's Office today (July 23), pathologist Peter Jerreat confirmed that toxicology tests showed evidence of codeine, morphine and methadone in Peaches' blood. He explained that the methadone had been synthesized from heroin, which Jerreat said were at a "fatal range". Puncture wounds were also found on Geldof's wrists and thumbs. Detective Chief Inspector Paul Fotheringham also told the hearing that recent heroin use "was likely to have played a role" in Geldof's death. Coroner Roger Hatch added: "Someone who stops or ceases to use heroin, then resumes, is less able to tolerate the levels they previously had." He added that it was clear Peaches had been taking the Class A drug after evidence was found at her Kent home, with Hatch telling the inquest her death will be recorded as "drugs-related". Referring to her mother Paula Yates' death, he concluded: "It has been said this is a case of history repeating itself. But this is not entirely so." He went on to reference Peaches' efforts to rehabilitate herself and end her drug addiction, with Hatch also expressing his sympathy to her family. Her husband Tom Cohen told the hearing his wife had been seeking treatment for drug dependency for two years, revealing she went for weekly drug tests which were always clear. When asked by the coroner if he now felt Peaches had been lying about the results, Cohen replied: "Yes." Tom added that he was unaware of any drugs at their home until they were found by police following her passing, telling the hearing he believed his wife may have stored drugs in the loft. Police later confirmed that a bag of 6.9g of heroin was found at the house, as well as further drugs paraphernalia including 27 bottles of methadone.
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Post by Admin on Aug 4, 2014 14:31:52 GMT
MORE sad details have emerged of Peaches Geldof's secret torment. The woman who led the Mother and Babies group she attended has spoken of how much Peaches wanted to turn her back on the showbiz lifestyle. But as the family breadwinner she was forced to engage with the vapid world of celebrity. Michelle Kavanagh told the Sunday Mirror: "She really wanted to be out of it. All she wanted was a normal life.' The 28-year-old added: "She said she found the world of celebrity very shallow since she'd become a mother." "She told me a lot of her famous friends didn't have children and didn't understand her if she spoke about how tiring it was to be a mum." Michelle met the tragic 25-year-old in September 2013 when she joined her group which promotes 'attachment parenting'. They soon became close friends and would meet and have play dates with their young children. Michelle said she was completely shocked to learn of Peaches death in April and had no idea the young mum was using drugs as she would even turn down caffeine. A recent inquest into Peaches sudden and shocking death revealed that she had been battling with heroin addiction for three years and was taking substitute methadone as well as attending counselling. For reasons no-one will ever know, she had succumbed to the drug again, and her husband Thomas Cohen suspected she was hiding the drug in their loft. He found her dead in their home in Kent in April.
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