This really is bad to lose somebody so young and talented.
New York Post reports:
Former '80s teen heartthrob Corey Haim, who later tried unsuccessfully to relaunch his career while spending most of his life battling drug addiction, died early today of an apparent drug overdose in Los Angeles.
The LA coroner’s office said “The Lost Boys” actor died at 2:15 a.m. local time at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.
Four prescription bottles were found in the room where Haim collapsed, TMZ.com reported.
Haim was taken to the hospital after feeling dizzy while in the bedroom of his mother's Oakwood apartment.
Haim had been sick over the past week with flu-like symptoms, although the medicine found in the room was not related to his illness, sources told TMZ.
No illegal drugs were found inside the apartment, authorities said.
Sgt. Frank Albarren, an LAPD spokesman, said Haim's death was a result of "an apparent overdose."
He added that the type of medication was unknown and that an autopsy would be needed to determine the exact cause of death.
Haim reportedly got out of bed and collapsed in front of his mother, LA's Fox affiliate KTLA reported.
The Canadian-born Haim became a teen sensation with the 1986 film “Lucas” and 1987’s “The Lost Boys.”
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