Ms Cohodas believes that an obsession with dieting had something to do with the singer's death in 1963 (she was just 39) from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

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During her hospitalization, Abu Rahma received an unusual mix of drugs that is usually only administered to treat poisoning, drug overdose or leukemia.

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The Ryan Haight Bill--named after an 18-year-old who died from an overdose of Vicodin purchased online in 2001--would make it illegal to sell prescription drugs online without proof of a prescription issued to the patient in person by a doctor.

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