Derek Boogaard's Death Ruled Accidental

Finally some closure, RIP Derek.

Glad there is some closure for his family and the hockey community. Rest in peace Derek.

Oxycodone has become a very commonly abused drug, especially in the midwest, where in some areas, it’s practically an epidemic.

oxycontin is the extended release of oxycodone and if he’s drinking alcohol that’s like a ticking time bomb. Much worse if he’s drinking and on the extended release as your body doesn’t clear that from your system as quickly it does the regular release.

If he was in the substance abuse program before this, who knows if it was for the alcohol or the pill popping. Either way its not a good mix.

It probably wasn’t suicide, but it definitely is stupidity or some sort of neglect as if you have oxycontin, the most obvious thing you shouldn’t do is drink alcohol. What a shame, tho you have to wonder why the hell he’s got oxycontin to begin with.

Before more cruel and speculative things are said I would like to point out a very, very important word in this story. That word being, “accidental.” I don’t think it is appropriate to speculate on drug abuse or what the prescribed treatments are for concussion-related symptoms are. I could go on plenty of speculative rants about his death but I chooses not to. Just trying to remind everyone to be respectful. Have had to ban a longtime member of the Banter today, I don’t want to have this tragedy marked by statements people will regret. Thanks.

Whether its under doctors supervision or not, this stuff is horrible and it destroys lives/families all over. They need to restrict it like medicinal cocaine. My mother was given it for pain management after a hip replacement. They had to put her on another medicine to wean her off (akin to methadone). She’s okay now, but it was bad.

The FDA needs to step up and do something.. I won’t hold my breath for that, better chance of seeing the Islanders make the playoffs.

RIP Boogie and Macho Man Randy Savage. Maybe I’ll see them this weekend and say hi on behalf of the BSB community….after I disappear into pixie dust on judgment day.

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Derek Boogaard was a guy that we as Ranger fans barely knew, so let’s not speculate on a life we knew very little about. He’s at peace, now we know why, and let that be it. Absolutely nothing will be gained by saying “I told you so”, or discussing what his problems may have been.

but am living in the mid-west. Oxy is absolutely devistating entire counties out here. A lot of people who fight chronic pain get addicted to this stuff. It sounds to me like this is what happened to Boogie. What happens is that you get injured, the doctor puts you on stuff but then yanks it before your pain goes away because he or she doesn’t want to see you get hooked. In many cases this means just having to deal with the pain…which often sends people FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE onto the black market for pain killers.

I hate hard drugs, but I have the utmost compassion for those who struggle with them. I’ve known some great human beings whose lives have been destroyed by addiction.

Anyway, RIP Boogaard!

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the man made his living getting his brains punched in every night the pyhsical abuse his body took was unreal. most likley a doctor did give him the drugs but they are not hard to find else where i also had them prescribed to me when i had root canal surgery done they did make me vomit because the opiate is so strong it left me where i couldnt walk straight and boogaard is way bigger then i am i just hope there is closure for his family now heath ledger died from the same mixture i think just cant drink with those things man i feel so bad the guy was not even 30 years old . god bless boogey .

I had a serious oxycontin problem and I know that stuff will kill you
RIP Boogard, this is sad

RIP Boogey. Thank you for your countless hours of bettering the Minnesota and NYC community.

I have a friend who is struggling recovering from an Oxy addiction. It is a terrible, terrible drug.
Synthetic heroin. I have no idea how it is made available.

Rest in Peace Boogey.

So sad… and it really makes you wonder how lucky some of us are all the time.

Let’s hope this puts an end to all of the disrespectful talk and speculation. Let the man rest, and let his family remember all of the good times.

I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to detox from caffeine, usually several times a year…and according to WebMd caffeine’s addictiveness is only a “myth.” And yet, sooner or later, I always return to it.

I could not imagine living the life of an NHL enforcer, always being in pain from your fight(s) but meanwhile being expected to just suck it up because, hey, you’re a tough enforcer. To always be injured, to always put yourself in the path of more pain, and then to have nearly free access to medicines that will bring you relief…and yet somehow to have the willpower not to (or try not to) keep taking meds that you know or believe will have instant relief?

I feel Boogaard has demonstrated a lot of character and class in trying to battle his addiction, instead of continuing with his previous MO w/o a second glance or qualm. How many people in his position would have made the effort? If he didn’t do anything, would any teammates, coach(es), or training staff aware of the problem report on him, or would they have just turned a blind eye?