Campus decedent was intoxicated, report says
The Jambar
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: News
According to the coroner's report investigated by Thomas Pappas at the Mahoning County Coroner's Office, the student found deceased on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 10:16 a.m. in the University Courtyard Apartments, was identified as Stephen M. Futey IV after he was found unresponsive by his roommate.
The cause of death was listed as "complications of multiple drug toxicities," after the toxicology report found he had numerous drugs in his system including Methadone, Methadone mtb (EDDP), Citalopram and Ethanol.
The report also noted, "The deceased came to his death by reason of accident." This concluded there was no evidence of foul play.
He was found "lying on his back in bed" dressed in a T-shirt and athletic shorts. Dried vomit, discoloration and odor were also detected at the scene.
Nearby Futey IV were three containers of medications, one being both 10 and 20 milligrams Lexapro, Darvocet N-100, which was found empty, and the other was Methadone 10 milligrams. Along with the medications, Youngstown Police and Pappas found an assortment of empty and full beer cans.
The decedent had a history of depression and heart murmurs. Irregular abrasions were found on his torso along with "healed linear scars of the upper extremities."
Roommates Christopher Etter, Abdulraham Albuhayri and Bobby Lykes-Knight said they last saw Futey IV alert Sunday, Jan. 11. His mother, Julie Peterson, said, "He did have a past history of drug abuse," but he had been clean the year prior to his death.
The cause of death was listed as "complications of multiple drug toxicities," after the toxicology report found he had numerous drugs in his system including Methadone, Methadone mtb (EDDP), Citalopram and Ethanol.
The report also noted, "The deceased came to his death by reason of accident." This concluded there was no evidence of foul play.
He was found "lying on his back in bed" dressed in a T-shirt and athletic shorts. Dried vomit, discoloration and odor were also detected at the scene.
Nearby Futey IV were three containers of medications, one being both 10 and 20 milligrams Lexapro, Darvocet N-100, which was found empty, and the other was Methadone 10 milligrams. Along with the medications, Youngstown Police and Pappas found an assortment of empty and full beer cans.
The decedent had a history of depression and heart murmurs. Irregular abrasions were found on his torso along with "healed linear scars of the upper extremities."
Roommates Christopher Etter, Abdulraham Albuhayri and Bobby Lykes-Knight said they last saw Futey IV alert Sunday, Jan. 11. His mother, Julie Peterson, said, "He did have a past history of drug abuse," but he had been clean the year prior to his death.
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Anthony Latour
posted 11/10/09 @ 10:57 AM EST
I hope this shows our student body how dangerous opiate withdrawal medication can be. Methadone is prescribed to oxy-contin or heroine abusers to cure there withdrawals and try to get natural endorphins pumping through the brain. (Continued…)
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