EXCLUSIVE: Mindy McCready Passed Drug Tests Last Week—Before OD
Posted on May 26, 2010 @ 04:55PM - 2 comments
Country star and Celebrity Rehab alum Mindy McCready took a drug test just last week and passed, RadarOnline.com has learned.
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The 34-year-old was rushed to a Fort Myers hospital on Tuesday suspected of a drug overdose. Her mother, Gayle McCready Inge, told RadarOnline.com that Mindy took about 25 pills used for the treatment of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
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As RadarOnline.com first reported Mindy was asked to take a drug test by the state of Florida last Wednesday during a hearing to regain custody of her 4-year-old son Zander.
Mindy lost custody three years ago because of drug problems and domestic violence issues. Since then, her mother, Gayle, has been the legal guardian.
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Kat Atwood, Mindy’s publicist, says “in order to visit her son, she had to take a serious of drug tests last Wednesday.” And, she says Mindy passed the tests.
Atwood also confirms that Mindy remains in Cape Coral Hospital and “was sitting up yesterday.”
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And although her mom Gayle, who called 911, told RadarOnline.com that Mindy was attempting suicide, Atwood says “there is nothing to support she tried to commit suicide.”
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Atwood also asks that everyone remember that a 4-year-old child is the real person being affected by the public feud between his mother and his grandmother.
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Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
