Elvis Presley January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977

As the month of August continues with purple ribbons for Overdose Awareness today I remember Elvis Presley who died from an overdose on August 16, 1977

"Drug use was heavily implicated" in Presley's death, writes Guralnick. "No one ruled out the possibility of anaphylactic shock brought on by the codeine

Superstars: Heroin and Hollywood

Almost daily we hear on news channels like E, shows like TMZ and main stream media about another celebrity superstar who is being affected by heroin and has died from an overdose. Most recently, the musician, Prince most noted for, Purple Rain. I didn't want it to be true but before they released the news I just knew we would hear that it was overdose related.

How many times have we heard about another celebrity who has