Boogaard’s cause of death raises many questions

On Friday, May 13th, New York Rangers forward Derek Boogaard was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment at only 28 years of age, raising many questions about how he died. It was revealed a few days ago his cause of death, but even that brings more questions than it does answers. Boogaard combined the pain-killer Oxycodone with alcohol. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Experts says that combining alcohol with painkillers can result in breathing problems and increase the risk of an overdose. The instigator’s family said that Boogaard had been battling addictions for years and it wound up being his demise. He had been sitting out of games due to a concussion and last played on December 9, 2010 against the Ottawa Senators, where he suffered the injury after a fight with Matt Carkner. Concussions are something that can linger for a long time, even after the injury itself is gone. Many athletes suffer post-concussion syndrome that could disrupt their daily liv...