Police: Patient Arrested at Provena for Shooting Coke in Bathroom
The man, who gave addresses in Romeoville and Plainfield, checked in with a headache and high blood pressure. He checked out with a felony drug possession charge.
A local man went to the hospital with a headache and high blood pressure, but apparently didn't think they had enough drugs there for him, police said.
Gregory Heintz, 35, got caught allegedly shooting cocaine in the bathroom of his Provena St. Joseph Medical Center hospital room. Heintz was arrested upon his release from the hospital Tuesday evening and was booked into the Will County jail on a charge of possession of a controlled substance.
Heintz, who reportedly gave the police home addresses in both Plainfield and Romeoville, stopped by the St. Joe's emergency room on Sept. 12. He complained of headaches and high blood pressure and was admitted to the hospital.
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Two nights later, a man identified only as "George" arrived to pay Heintz a visit, police said.
Soon after George showed up, Heintz asked a nurse to unhook him from the hospital monitors so he could go to the bathroom, police said.
Once she had Heintz unhooked, the nurse went back to her desk, police said. George then ran out of the hospital room and, presumably, the hospital itself.
Moments later the nurse heard Heintz having a "hard time" in the bathroom, police said. She also reportedly heard heavy breathing.
Concerned that something might be amiss in the bathroom, the nurse called hospital security.
Security gained access to the bathroom and saw a hypodermic needle in the sink, not to mention the small amount of cocaine also in the bathroom, police said.
Heintz apparently thought the cocaine was heroin, police said, and told the security guards he had shot some. He also reportedly told the guards he had taken some fentanyl, a narcotic pain-killer.
The police left Heintz at the hospital until he was released from care about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. He was then arrested and carted off to the jail.
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lala
7:26 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I hope he has private medical insurance.
Kristine Neumann
10:51 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I'm wondering if he has any insurance at all!
Elena Maria Scully
8:29 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
Creep.
R.F.
8:59 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012
OH this is such a shame...
Jeremy S.
12:38 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
He's lucky to be alive. Fentanyl is 80X-100X stronger than morphine and its SO strong that the dosage is measured in MICROgrams rather than MILLIgrams. Injecting cocaine in addition to Fentanyl would certainly complicate things for his heart. I assume he is a hardcore, daily IV drug user, which is why I find it puzzling that nobody involved in his admission or treatment noticed ANY "track marks".
Dana
9:14 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012
he's lucky to be alive after being admitted to St Joe's!!!!
forget me
5:25 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
I was a phlebotomist for 20yrs. You wouldn't believe the places people shoot up. They will find every nook & cranny on their body also in alot of unseen or not so noticable areas. I am not sorry for saying this but alot of the drug problems out there are physicians prescribing these meds when they darn well know what people do with it. They use it, get addicted, sell it and these docs are in it for the money, especially all these so called pain clinics. How can this not be noticed & something done? I think it's a government conspiracy to make money & ruin society. Just like prescribing xanax, vicodin etc., My god! How did my era of people survive without all these meds to function in life. This day & age really blows! It makes me sick!
george
6:36 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Prohibition has not worked in the country nor will it ever,FACT: people are going to use things that make them feel better! sometimes even that means hospital,jail or death.Some of us dont produce dopemine or whatever makes us feel good naturally so they do drugs to feel better. Heck i think were all somewhat bi-polar, Let them do what they need to do and when there sick and tired of being sick and tired they will seek a new way of life or DIE....but if we as a sociaty look down our noses at a drug addict and go home and drink two pots of coffee then crack the cork on a new bottle of wine while we smoke a pack of cigs, tisk,tisk to you!
george
7:09 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
But for the grace of GOD,there go i.......
forget me
12:24 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Ok George, but I feel great just living. I get pleasure when my home is clean or knowing my kids are healthy. I also have guilty pleasures like eating big macs, my large coca cola (thank God I don't live in NY) watching honey boo boo and not answering the phone.
george
3:34 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Ok,Well the government just outlawed big mac's its time to get sum on the black market i guess nancy
Jerry
3:53 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012
Lol @ Nancy. I think I'd rather shoot the fentanyl/cocaine cocktail than watch honey boo boo!