EXCLUSIVE: Casey Johnson's Downward Spiral On Prescription Drugs
Posted on Jan 06, 2010 @ 10:03AM
The heartbreaking news of the untimely death of Johnson and Johnson heiress Casey Johnson did not come as a total surprise to her family who had been gravely concerned about her sad downward spiral. Since her body was discovered at her home in Los Angeles on January 4, the desperate details of a family struggling to help a sick child have emerged.
Casey, 30, struggled with severe mental problems, a source close to her told RadarOnline.com exclusively. Casey was unable to sleep and spent her nights up ordering prescription medication over the internet and trying to find way to sleep. After exhausting herself with late night parties, the troubled heiress would finally crash during the day, sometimes sleeping as much as 16 hours after days of partying and being awake.
Semel and Johnson in Marina del Rey
Before her daughter was taken away by her mother, Casey would often wake 3-year-old Ava-Monroe up in the middle of the night and play with her, interrupting the toddler's sleep for her own entertainment. Casey was never alone with her daughter, and the family felt that she couldn't handle her by herself.
A source close to Casey told RadarOnline.com exclusively that Casey experimented with cocaine as well.
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Her family was concerned about her relationship with reality TV star Tila Tequila, to whom she was engaged and had a recently volatile relationship.
Johnson was in a dire situation and her family desperately tried to help her, having a car ready 24 hours a day to take her to the best rehab facility in the country.
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Casey's funeral will be held later in the week and her family released a statement thanking people for their support. "The Johnson family wishes to thank everyone who has expressed condolences and support during this trying time. Your thoughts and prayers are deeply appreciated."
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"her family desperately tried to help her, having a car ready 24 hours a day to take her to the best rehab facility in the country" STUPID. Wow, they had a car ready, that must have taken everything they had to try so hard to help her!
Posted Thu, 01/14/2010 - 4:15pm
it said she COULD sleep 16 hours straight after partying. how does that qualify her having INSOMNIA? maybe she got her DRUGS from Michael Jacksons doctors..i have NEVER heard of her before!!! they are dropping like flies in CA!!!
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 11:04pm
I thought I read on this site an earlier report that said the coroner found "insignificant" amounts of prescription drugs in the house?
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 12:32pm
was raised to mever want for anything - even abel to adopt a child because it was what she wanted at that time- then when she got tired of it gave it away. The one i feel sorry for is the little adoped child, not her or her parents
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 12:27pm
Her mother took the child from her, she didn't give her away. Not that her mother didn't have good reason to worry about the health and safety of the child. She was being raised by nannies mostly, anyway.
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 2:38pm
Please no more of this crazy scank, She lived as a no body and she died as a no body. Enough already
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 12:05pm
how does insomnia make you severely mental? Sounds like the dr's failed her. maybe hyperthyroid.
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 11:44am
Insomnia can cause or make worse many psychiatric disorders, including anxiety disorder, panic disorder, mania and acute psychosis.
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 2:36pm
How was she ever able to adopt a child? It is sad that there are many people in this world that want to adopt and can't and then you see a very obviously troubled woman and she has no problem. Money talks, I guess.
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 9:39am
She adopted Ava in Kazakhstan in 2007 so I'm not sure how there adoption laws are but it seems like all you need is money.
Posted Wed, 01/06/2010 - 12:39pm