Vicky Cornell—widow of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell—visited Congress on Monday (February 25) to handle the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force and share the story of her husband’s dying, as People and TMZ level out. According to People, Vicky Cornell mentioned Chris’ dying throughout the context of a bigger situation—specifically, the nation’s ongoing opioid disaster.
Cornell reportedly advised the duty drive: “The part that hurts most is Chris’ death was not inevitable, there were no demons that took over.” She continued, “Chris had a brain disease and a doctor who unfortunately, like many, was not properly trained or educated on addiction.” According to TMZ, she went on to emphasise the dilemma of healthcare professionals overprescribing addictive drugs. She reportedly acknowledged: “We must integrate addiction treatment into our health care system—no more false narratives about the need to hit rock bottom, no more secret societies, no more shame—we must educate health care providers on how to treat addiction and best support recovery.”
Chris Cornell died in May 2017 of suicide. Shortly after his dying, Cornell’s household launched a statement stating that “if Chris took his life, he did not know what he was doing, and that drugs or other substances may have affected his actions.” In November 2018, Vicky Cornell sued her late husband’s physician for malpractice.
Read Pitchfork’s Afterword function “Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Was More Than Just a Grunge Frontman.”
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