'Like so many others in addiction, Kurt Cobain lost many opportunities to feel better because of stigma and outmoded drug laws — both of which continue today,' writes abgutman.
On or around April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, with a lethal dose of heroin in his blood.Few people had to deal with the sudden fame that the Nirvana frontman experienced — his album took the No. 1 spot on the charts from Michael Jackson before age 25. But there are parts of the rock legend’s story that are common among many people struggling with addiction: childhood trauma, housing instability, and chronic physical pain.
During a 1992 tour, when Cobain couldn’t get heroin abroad, his stomach started bothering him again. He: “We went to this doctor who gave me these tablets that were methadone.” Methadone is a long-acting opioid that is used as a medication for opioid addiction. But Cobain stopped taking it in the U.S. and resumed using heroin.
His wife, Courtney Love, dragged him to her delivery room. Later she told Rolling Stone reporter Michael Azerrad that Cobain was vomiting and fainting in the room as his daughter came into the world.
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