A newly obtained coroner’s report is shedding light on the final weeks of Hayden Panettiere’s life. According to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office, the actress had secretly entered a drug rehab facility in Malibu, California, and was released only a few weeks before she died of an overdose on August 16 at an Airbnb in Greenville, South Carolina.
The report also states that one of the Hickerson brothers told investigators he had previously administered Narcan to Panettiere, indicating at least one prior overdose. The brother’s first name was redacted in the report. Her father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed she had recently been released from rehab.
The timeline is raising difficult questions about what happens after treatment ends. The weeks following rehab are often the most vulnerable for people in recovery, and this case is drawing fresh attention to how aftercare works. The investigation is still developing. What do you think needs to change about the support people get after leaving treatment?
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