Source: The Associated Press
December 2, 2008
Test results show that the death of an Army gunner while on leave from Iraq in August was caused by an overdose of prescription pain medication.
Twenty-two-year-old XXXXXX was staying at his parents’ home for an 18-day break when they found him unconscious on Aug. 27, two days into his leave.
An autopsy did not show a cause of death, so more testing was ordered.
Those tests show that XXXXXX died of a lethal combination of methadone and oxycodone.
His parents say they believe their son’s wartime experiences in Iraq made it hard for him to sleep, and led him to take the drugs. He had not told his parents he was on any medication.
XXXXX had been deployed in March with the Army’s 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment.
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