Former Colts owner Jim Irsay overdosed, received ketamine treatments before death: Report
Jim Irsay suffered at least three opioid overdoses between 2020 and 2023, receiving ketamine treatment from a private doctor amid ongoing addiction struggles, sources said.
- Jim Irsay, former owner of the Indianapolis Colts, died in May at age 65, as reported by The Washington Post.
- Irsay experienced at least three overdoses in the last five years, including one in December 2023 that led to hospitalization, according to the report.
- Dr. Harry Haroutunian prescribed opioids and ketamine to Irsay, whose death certificate listed his cause of death as cardiac arrest from acute pneumonia, according to The Washington Post.
- Irsay founded Kicking the Stigma in 2020 to raise awareness about mental health and encourage treatment, as noted by The Washington Post.
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Former Colts owner Jim Irsay suffered relapses before death, report says
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay continued to suffer setbacks from a longtime addiction to painkillers before his death in May, The Washington Post reported Thursday. The Post cites five people who had direct knowledge of Irsay’s relapses but who requested anonymity because they said they feared retaliation from the team. Irsay died May 21. The team said he died “peacefully in his sleep.” The Post story says Irsay overdos…
Colts owner Jim Irsay continued to battle addiction relapses prior to death in May, according to report - The Boston Globe
The Washington Post story says Irsay overdosed at least three times since February 2020, including twice during a 12-day span, the first in December 2023 at his home in suburban Indianapolis and the second in January 2024 in Miami.
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