Drug Use
As of 2012, Chris has seven felonies on his record, all drug related. In his time at Boston College he failed three drug tests while failing another one at Fresno State. As a junior at Fresno State, Chris began to use heroin. While playing in the NBA for the Boston Celtics, Chris started to use painkillers such as OxyContin, vicodin, and percocet. In December 2004, Herren was charged with possession of heroin and driving under the influence with a revoked license in the parking lot of a Dunkin' Donuts in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Upon returning from playing overseas, Chris started to purchase and use crystal meth. In Fall River, MA Chris overdosed on cocaine and crashed into a utility pole. According to paramedics, he had been dead for thirty seconds.
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