Claude Lemieux 'acknowledged' relapse after 12 years sober to concerned family hours before death: report
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Claude Lemieux allegedly admitted to relapsing after 12 years of sobriety the night before he died by suicide, according to an incident report obtained by TMZ Sports.The report stated that Lemieux's family had noticed a change in his behavior over the past year, leaving his wife, Deborah, to confront him.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter he allegedly "acknowledged" that he had relapsed, Deborah told him to leave the home at 10:30 p.m.
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This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Claude Lemieux allegedly admitted to relapsing after 12 years of sobriety the night before he died by suicide, according to an incident report obtained by TMZ Sports.The report stated that Lemieux's family had noticed a change in his behavior over the past year, leaving his wife, Deborah, to confront him.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter he allegedly "acknowledged" that he had relapsed, Deborah told him to leave the home at 10:30 p.m. ET, according to the outlet. He then was found hanging in the family's furniture store roughly five hours later by his son, Brendan.Deborah had called Brendan after confronting her husband, and Brendan came to the residence to discuss how they could support Lemieux.
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- This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Claude Lemieux allegedly admitted to relapsing after 12 years of sobriety the night before he died by suicide, according to an incident report obtained by TMZ Sports.The report stated that Lemieux's family had noticed a change in his behavior over the past year, leaving his wife, Deborah, to confront him.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAfter he allegedly "acknowledged" that he had relapsed, Deborah told him to leave the home at 10:30 p.m.
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