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TikToker Cooper Noriega’s Family Sheds New Light on Co-Occurring Disorders
Us Weekly and the harris project take a look back Cooper Noriega's mental health and substance use struggles prior to his 2022 death
Six months later, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner determined that Noriega died of the “combined effects” of alprazolam (Xanax), lorazepam (used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders) and fentanyl. After an overdose at age 15, he said, he was watching a SpongeBob Squarepants episode in his mother’s room when men barged in and “dragged my ass to Utah.” Though he was initially petrified and “had a mental breakdown, after a few months at the wilderness camp, he felt like he wanted to “do better,” and that it “helped a lot.” He created a communications channel he described as “Discord for mental health strictly.” He shared his plans in a June 2022 Instagram post, writing, “One of the many things I’ve learned while struggling with addiction was that surrounding yourself with negative people will only bring you down.
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