Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Actor Brad Renfro Dead at Age 25: Another Life Cut Short by Drugs and Alcohol

Actor Brad Renfro was found dead in his home yesterday. He was 25 and had been on the rebound from his drug addictions.

He'd been in trouble with the law for years; his acting career was on hold after he was busted on Skid Row for attempting to buy heroin in 2006. He was ordered by the judge to go through extensive rehab as a condition of his probation, which he did.

I have no doubt that drugs or the consequences of doing them were involved in his death. The kinds of drugs he admitted to using cause major damage to vital organs and can cause problems years later--even after the person using the drugs has stopped.

Sad story.

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