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"He had grown accustomed to taking heavy doses of Pacidyl, Valium, Percodan and Demerol every night. Such heavy downers often caused him to fall asleep in the middle of a sentence or even a meal. One moment he would be sitting at the table, piddling with his mashed potatoes. The next, he would be head down in the slop. Linda Thompson once left Elvis for a moment while he was eating a bowl of chicken and rice soup. When she returned, she discovered him with his face totally submerged in the dish. If she hadn't pulled his head back before it was too late, he would have earned the doubtful distinction of being the first man in history to drown in a soup bowl."