{"id":431445,"date":"2011-05-27T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-27T18:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/05\/27\/dr-drew-conaway-did-not-die-from-an-overdose\/"},"modified":"2011-05-27T18:58:00","modified_gmt":"2011-05-27T18:58:00","slug":"dr-drew-conaway-did-not-die-from-an-overdose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/05\/27\/dr-drew-conaway-did-not-die-from-an-overdose\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Drew &#8212; Conaway Did NOT Die From an Overdose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div title=\"Dr. Drew -- Conaway Did NOT Die From an Overdose\" description=\"Despite widespread reports, \" Grease \" star Jeff Conaway did NOT die from a drug overdose -- but rather his body gave out after long-term prescription\u2026\" tweet=\"Check out Dr. Drew -- Conaway Did NOT Die From an Overdose from: @HarveyLevinTMZ\" url=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/27\/dr-drew-jeff-conaway-overdose-drugs-prescription\/\" thumbnail=\"http:\/\/ll-media.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/27\/0527-dr-drew-jeff-conaway-tmz-ex-100x100.jpg\" readability=\"43.1935483871\">\n<p>5\/27\/2011 11:37 AM PDT\u00a0by TMZ Staff\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"first\" \/>\n<p>Despite widespread reports, &#8220;<strong>Grease<\/strong>&#8221; star <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/person\/jeff-conaway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeff Conaway<\/a><\/strong> did NOT die from a drug overdose &#8212; but rather his body gave out after long-term prescription drug abuse &#8230; this according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/person\/dr-drew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dr. Drew<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ll-media.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/27\/0527-dr-drew-jeff-conaway-tmz-ex.jpg\" alt=\"0527_dr_drew_jeff_conaway_tmz_ex\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Drew &#8212; who treated Conaway on &#8220;<strong>Celebrity Rehab<\/strong>&#8221; &#8212; tells us there is no evidence showing Jeff died from an overdose &#8230; saying, &#8220;This was aspiration with overwhelming pneumonia and sepsis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Drew tells us Jeff&#8217;s condition was inevitable because the actor had been a serious pill popper for years and the constant substance abuse wore down his body.<\/p>\n<p>Drew explains, &#8220;Jeff is another pharmaceutical death from the overutilization of prescription drugs. Please continue to pray for friends and family. They appreciate your support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"continued\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/person\/dr-drew\/\">Dr. Drew<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/person\/jeff-conaway\/\">Jeff Conaway<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/category\/celebrity-justice\/\">Celebrity Justice<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/category\/celebrity-rehab\/\">Celebrity Rehab<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>Visit link:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2011\/05\/27\/dr-drew-jeff-conaway-overdose-drugs-prescription\/\" title=\"Dr. Drew -- Conaway Did NOT Die From an Overdose\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr. Drew &#8212; Conaway Did NOT Die From an Overdose<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 5\/27\/2011 11:37 AM PDT\u00a0by TMZ Staff\u00a0\u00a0 Despite widespread reports, &#8221; Grease &#8221; star Jeff Conaway did NOT die from a drug overdose &#8212; but rather his body gave out after long-term prescription drug abuse &#8230; 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