Comment · Thu, November 6, 2014 · Ceretropic
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MisterYouAreSoDumb · 314 points
Unfortunately, I have some bad news. Jason (/u/Guacamolium), my business partner and co-founder of Ceretropic has died. He was found dead in his apartment on Friday afternoon. He had not come in for a few days, and was not answering his phone. I got a little worried, so /u/Synzael and I decided to go check on him. After he did not answer, we decided to get the police to come down. When they entered his apartment, they found him dead inside.
The toxicology screen will not be back for a few weeks. However, Jason had been having a few problems with Xanax and drinking. He was never one to be careful with his own safety, and would often have horrible insomnia. This led to him turning to Xanax and alcohol to try and get a little bit of sleep some nights. I let him know how irresponsible that was, but he never really got the message. There were a few occasions that I found him passed out after taking too much. I made him get into a substance abuse program, which he had been going to regularly. However, I never felt he was taking it seriously enough. I had hoped that he had things under control, but always feared that something would happen. I just figured it would be him getting in trou…
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DrMichaelPLudwig · 2 points
I am sorry for your loss. Please accept my deepest condolences. Losing those close to us is the worst part of life. I, too, have had the experience of losing someone close via an overdose. My primary focus in my personal pre-clinical research revolves around anti-addiction with the hope that it may lead, someday, to a modality to prevent this type of loss. Once again, I extend my condolences. Loss hurts, and unfortunately the best medicine is time.
Respectfully and Sincerely,
Mike
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
Thank you. I lost my uncle to alcoholism earlier this year too. Sometimes it just does not matter how much you want to help, if they do not think there is a problem, they do not take it seriously.