SMU student found dead at SAE House

[Elephant Walk]

While this shouldn't be further discussed...the fentanyl was most likely to make him go to sleep after all the blow he had been doing, it would have made semi-sense. He was tired, wanted to go to bed, so he took that. He wasn't addicted, he just needed sleep, much like i do with a far more safer substance Melatonin (found naturally in the brain, not melanin which tans your skin). So he was really doing two drugs together. Alcohol is consumed like water, so I hardly consider it a drug even though it obviously is. Cocaine was the only question mark on addiction and knowing the drug use at SMU, it was probably just a night out on the town like any other night. Actually knowing the patters of drug usage and so on would probably help you in understanding anything, much less other peoples addictions.

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

While this shouldn't be further discussed...the fentanyl was most likely to make him go to sleep after all the blow he had been doing, it would have made semi-sense. He was tired, wanted to go to bed, so he took that. He wasn't addicted, he just needed sleep, much like i do with a far more safer substance Melatonin (found naturally in the brain, not melanin which tans your skin). So he was really doing two drugs together. Alcohol is consumed like water, so I hardly consider it a drug even though it obviously is. Cocaine was the only question mark on addiction and knowing the drug use at SMU, it was probably just a night out on the town like any other night. Actually knowing the patters of drug usage and so on would probably help you in understanding anything, much less other peoples addictions.

I have to agree with Peppy'-I too hope you are being at least a bit

[jon1856]

FYI/BTB:
While different GLO and School, same drug:

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061222/NEWS/612220337/1007
Article published Dec 22, 2006
Student charged in peer’s death

By Lydia Seabol Avant
Staff Writer
TUSCALOOSA | A University of Alabama student has been charged with the murder of his Theta Chi fraternity brother.

Christopher Skelton, 20, was charged Tuesday with the homicide of James Echols, 19, who died Sept. 5 after taking a high dose of fentanyl, which he allegedly received from Skelton.

Skelton worked at the Rite Aid pharmacy on Skyland Boulevard, and according to an indictment released Thursday, stole numerous medications from the pharmacy and distributed them to fraternity brothers. The Duragesic-brand patch that Echols used reportedly came from Skelton and contained 100 micrograms of fentanyl, a strong pain medication that is usually given to cancer patients, said Tuscaloosa District Attorney Tommy Smith.

“This is an extreme pain killer that is 80 to 100 times more potent than morphine or oxycotin," Smith said. “This was the largest dose available."

Echols reportedly had been partying the night of Sept. 3 and came home to sleep at his residence in the 500 block of 13th Street. A friend found him unresponsive about 1 p.m. on Sept. 4. He was taken by ambulance to DCH Regional Medical Center, where he died at about 9:30 a.m. the next day.

Skelton has also been charged with manslaughter, six counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, six counts of possession and receiving controlled substances, six counts of dispensing prescriptions to an unauthorized person, and second-degree theft of property.

According to the indictment, Skelton illegally distributed Adderall, Lortab and Xanax to at least five other people, although none of them received Fentanyl, however. It was later discovered that the drugs were taken from the Rite Aid pharmacy through an investigation led by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force.

Skelton was arrested Wednesday. He was released on $100,000 bail. He will be arraigned in March, Smith said.

Skelton’s case will be the first time a person has been charged with murder for illegally distributing prescription drugs in Tuscaloosa County. But similar cases have been successfully prosecuted elsewhere in Alabama and in other states, Smith said.

Skelton could also face repercussions at school. His case has been referred to judicial affairs for students charged with non-academic violations, said Deborah Lane, executive director of public relations at UA. Lane confirmed that Skelton was a student in the fall of 2006, but could not say whether he will be a student at UA for the spring semester.

No one could be reached for comment at the Theta Chi fraternity house Thursday.

Reach Lydia Seabol Avant at Lydia.seabol@tuscaloosanews or 205-722-0222.


IMHO-this stuff is not water and does not really seem to be the stuff anyone should take just to get the edge off or just to get to sleep.
Unless one really has a death wish. Which given the following...:
"Drop dead and suicide packets are street terms for fentanyl products."


And this GLO Brother and Brother Stiles seemed to have much to live for.They both died way too young.

[jon1856]

Since we now seem to have two threads that both involve deaths of GLO members using the same drug, perhaps it is time for some information about the drug in question:
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/fentanyl.html

http://www.streetdrugs.org/fentanyl.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl

http://www.samhsa.gov/drugalerts/fentanyl_july06.aspx

http://www.wqow.com/News/index.php?ID=6670