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I thought that might be what it was
if that was the case, I would make a case that he it certainly was a tragedy but once he was in the grips of an apparent addiction, the decision to die was one that he had probably long lost control of - at some point the decision no loneger made by the person, it is beyond one's control to stop using. Heroin isn't the only drug that people die from - some die from alcohol, cocaine, meth or crack - or exctasy - the drug itself isn't what killed him - it was the addiction.
just like tthe others mentioned in the article; Bird, Pepper, Morgan and many others - once one is caught in the deadly cycle, it is very hard to get out. Some (like Frank Morgan) don't die, but many do. Yes - he made the intitial decision to shoot dope - but many who never put a needle in their arm die from the disease.
I just wanted to put my two cents in - sounds like a musician I would love to hear - but hopefully as the article states we won't remember him for his death - instead we will remember him for his art - like most of us do in the case fo Charlie Parker, Fats Navarro and Art Pepper - all of whom died as a result of this disease - but whose art trancended their death in those of us who love this music.
peace and blessings
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