Breaking News: Toxicology Results in for Chris Benoit

Jul 17, 2007 Author: hazel | Filed under: In the News, crime

The toxicology report is in for Chris Benoit, WWE wrestler who killed his wife, child and himself last month.

DECATUR, Ga. — Investigators said Tuesday they found steroids and other drugs in the body of pro wrestler Chris Benoit, who killed his wife and young son last month before hanging himself in the family’s home.

Besides steroids, Benoit’s body contained the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and the painkiller hydrocodone, according to a statement from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The GBI said Benoit tested negative for blood alcohol.

Benoit’s wife, Nancy, tested positive for Xanax, hydrocodone and the painkiller hydromorphone.

The son, Daniel Benoit, had Xanax in his system, the agency said. The GBI said it could not perform tests for steroids or human growth hormones on the son because of a lack of urine.

None of this comes as any big surprise. I found it suspicious when the WWE claimed he had clean drug screens. Drug screens are easy to beat if you are a good addict. Especially if the organization taking the drug screen isn’t anxious to find any drugs in your system.

Dr. Phil Astin, Benoit’s personal physician and friend, has been charged with improperly prescribing drugs to other patients. He has been in trouble before for the same prescribing habits. His office has been raided several times by investigators who have seized his medical records. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.

The WWE has vehemently denied claims that steroid use is the norm for that organization. All you have to do is look at Benoit to tell he is, was, a steroid user. The same is true for many in the spot light of the sports world.

So who is at fault? Is it the drugs fault or Benoit’s for taking the drugs? Is it the fault of the doctor who prescribed the drugs? Is it the fault of the WWE that encourages unnatural strength and then tells it’s athletes to not take steroids with a wink and a nod? Or is it the public that demand more and more violence, strength and endurance to be entertained?

Or is it just a perfect storm of all of the above?

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