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Missy Shorey, first woman elected to lead Dallas County GOP, died from accidental mix of alcohol, [View all]
Missy Shorey, first woman elected to lead Dallas County GOP, died from accidental mix of alcohol, sleeping aidsMissy Shorey, the first woman elected to lead the Dallas County GOP, died from an accidental mixture of sleeping pills and alcohol, officials say.
Shorey, 47, died April 24 while she and her husband were in Washington, D.C.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Washington said Friday that her death was an accident and was caused by intoxication from diphenhydramine, ethanol, phentermine, temazepam and zolpidem.
Diphenhydramine and Zolpidem are the generic names of Benadryl and Ambien, respectively, while temazepam is a sedative sold under the name Restoril. Ethanol is alcohol, and phentermine is a diet medication.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas-county/2019/08/02/missy-shorey-first-woman-elected-lead-dallas-county-gop-died-accidental-mix-alcohol-sleeping-aids
Considering that three of the substances above require a prescription, I'm surprised that this combination of prescriptions didn't raise a red flag.
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