# This just in: Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 26, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546 "2007-03-26T14:38:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/1 "2007-03-26T14:38:23Z")
According to [CNN](http://www.cnn.com/). Sad. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/2 "2007-03-26T15:19:29Z")
In other news, [she’s finally reached her target weight.](http://www.theonion.com/content/news/anna_nicole_smith_finally_reaches) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/3 "2007-03-26T16:06:10Z")
CNN has a web poll asking if you thought the results were a surprise. 94% say no. What gets me is 6% on the people say “yes.” What the heck did you think she died of? Natural causes? Jeesh. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/4 "2007-03-26T16:10:40Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] What the heck did you think she died of? Natural causes? Jeesh. [/QUOTE] No, murder! Duh! ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/5 "2007-03-26T17:26:19Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] This just in: Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose [/QUOTE] And later, The Pope’s Catholic. But first the weather. Dan, can we expect any rain? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/6 "2007-03-26T17:34:51Z")
[QUOTE=Winston Smith] This just in: Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose [/QUOTE] Which occurred over a period of several years, I suspect. In other news, **Vinyl Turnip** clings to sanity after being subjected to a brutal, prolonged, and fully deliberate Anna Nicole overdose. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/7 "2007-03-26T17:43:15Z")
I really could have gone the rest of my life without knowing this tidbit. > [@CNN](#): > > During the course of the autopsy, doctors found evidence that Smith had an abscess in her left buttock that had been perforated by a needle, probably when she took injections of either the growth hormone or vitamin B-12, the medical examiner explained. > > The perforation allowed bacteria to get into Smith’s blood, which caused a high fever in the days before her death. She was being treated with Tamiflu and Cipro, one an antiviral medication and the other an antibiotic, Perper said. But at least our long national nightmare is within measurable distance of the end. We just need to know who the father of her child is and we can begin to resume a semblance of our normal lives once more. ---
**Author:** ![2pelo\_honey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/ecb155/32.png) [@2pelo\_honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2pelo_honey)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/8 "2007-03-26T18:06:59Z")
[QUOTE=BrainGlutton] In other news, [she’s finally reached her target weight.](http://www.theonion.com/content/news/anna_nicole_smith_finally_reaches) [/QUOTE] Oh noooooooooooooo…this is just plain WRONG!!! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/9 "2007-03-26T18:12:28Z")
[QUOTE=2pelo honey] Oh noooooooooooooo…this is just plain WRONG!!! :eek: [/QUOTE] And funny too 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/10 "2007-03-26T20:05:19Z")
Anybody have the lowdown on what’s with Dr. Perper’s [noggin](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2003/02/18/METrNy7M.jpg)? Did he see any combat back in Israel or anything? ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/11 "2007-03-26T20:24:19Z")
[QUOTE=2pelo honey] Oh noooooooooooooo…this is just plain WRONG!!! :eek: [/QUOTE] > [@The Onion](#): > > Several Sources close to Smtih confirmed that she did have some work done in the intervening weeks, losing a significant amount of weight after doctors removed several pounds of her internal organs for toxicity tests. Others credit the loss to aggressive calorie cutting/ bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/12 "2007-03-26T20:35:44Z")
I think the only real question in anybody’s mind was that one word, “accidental.” ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/13 "2007-03-26T20:45:32Z")
ohhhh the irony of it all … she reached her target weight and yet she’s no longer here to apprecate her triumph. ☹ Oh and to put an end to the speculation … _ **I** _ am the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby. I’m probably not. However, it seems almost obligatory that any living male is required to make this claim. Just doing my part. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/14 "2007-03-26T20:53:59Z")
[QUOTE=Beware of Doug] Anybody have the lowdown on what’s with Dr. Perper’s [noggin](http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2003/02/18/METrNy7M.jpg)? Did he see any combat back in Israel or anything? [/QUOTE] He was dropped on his head as a baby. No really. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/15 "2007-03-26T21:24:02Z")
Anna Nicole died? When did this happen? Why hasn’t anyone said anything about it yet? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/16 "2007-03-26T21:52:54Z")
I’m hoping that CNN will give us an update on the state of Generalísimo Francisco Franco soon. I’m on the edge of my seat, over here. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/17 "2007-03-26T21:52:54Z")
Dudes,\* I\* am the father of the baby. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/18 "2007-03-26T21:56:02Z")
No, **I’m** Spartacus . . . wait . . . ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/19 "2007-03-26T22:10:37Z")
[QUOTE=Shoshana] Dudes,\* I\* am the father of the baby. [/QUOTE] Uh-oh. Did you use woman sperm? If so, then maybe I am the father of the baby. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546/20 "2007-03-26T22:21:04Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou] I think the only real question in anybody’s mind was that one word, “accidental.” [/QUOTE] You mean “accidental” like tripping over a crack in the sidewalk and landing mouth-first onto 10 different prescription bottles (all of them open and full) of pills, roll over on her back and have a bottle of Stoli fall out of the sky (open of course) and land right in her piehole, and accidentally make all the pills wash down her massive gullet, and hold that concoction down for a few hours? Yeah, I can see it being “accidental”. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-anna-nicole-smith-died-of-an-accidental-drug-overdose/397546.md?page=2)