Rehnquist's FBI File Shows Drug Withdrawal
Posted on Thu Jan 04, 2007 at 12:49:13 PM EST
Tags: William Rehnquist, Placidyl (all tags)
The FBI has released its files on the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Among the details:
The documents also reveal that while Rehnquist was hospitalized for back pain in 1981, he experienced withdrawal symptoms related to his use of Placidyl, a powerful prescription pain medicine. Rehnquist had taken the medication for ten years, the documents show, but doctors refused to give it to him while he was hospitalized. According to the FBI documents, Rehnquist became agitated and experienced hallucinations during his withdrawal from Placidyl. He attempted to leave the hospital in his pajamas and told doctors that he believed the CIA was plotting against him.
I wrote a long post about Rehnquist's use of Placidyl and the implications in 2005.
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