Las Vegas - Best New Starlet nominee Gia Paloma suffered a cocaine overdose at the Venetian's popular Circle Bar Friday night and not only did she survive, she made it to the AEE show floor Saturday afternoon where she was an instant draw with fans.

She said she thought the coke may have been mixed with something else, but admitted she did “a lot of it; a lot, a lot, a lot. I couldn’t tell you how much I did, I really couldn’t, but they were big lines. I always do big lines. I don’t like little ones.”

Paloma said she wasn’t paying much attention to the appearance of the narcotic, but she did notice that there seemed to be little flaky crystals, making her suspect it was mixed with crystal methamphetamine. A drug expert contacted by AVN.com said it was more likely “glass,” adding that he’s not sure why people use it because it reportedly feels like “sticking a drill up your nose” when snorted. Meth burns,” he said, “but glass feels like the fires of hell are burning through your nose. Some people just like to get high. It’s surprisingly popular.”

Paloma suggested it may have been mixed with heroin, but the expert said that she likely would have become sick if it was heroin. “First time users typically get physically ill and throw up immediately, especially when they take quantities,” he said. Paloma said that she did not get sick.

“The next thing I know, I’m downstairs [at the Circle Bar],” Paloma said, “and I saw Megan Martinez and another girl that I can’t even remember, her face was so blurry at that point, and then next thing I knew they were carrying me away on the stretcher and there was a crowd of people looking down at me and I was thinking, Oh, shit, I hope there’s no cameras.”

People who witnessed the overdose said that prior to her collapse Paloma was having a hard time walking and keeping her balance (some speculated that she may have been on Ketamine hydrochloride, an animal tranquilizer more popularly known as "Special K"). Finally she fell against (JM Productions owner) Jeff Steward, then onto the floor, completely unconscious. Both Steward and his wife, Sandy, said that Gia looked like she was going to die. No awareness, no ability to speak and probably no memory of the event. Paramedics were called and Paloma was carried through the Venetian casino on a stretcher.

Some eyewitnesses reported that Gia waved to the crowd as she was wheeled off in the stretcher. While she doesn’t remember anything from that time, she said, “That sounds like me.”

Paloma said that while in the ambulance paramedics said her heart rate was 264 beats per minute and there was a fear that she would have a heart attack. The normal heart rate for an adult is 60-80 beats per minute.

A 1999 study by the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Boston, the first to examine cocaine’s short-term effects on the heart, concluded that the risk of a heart attack increased by 24 times.

“Cocaine can cause a sudden rise in blood pressure, heart rate and contractions of the left ventricle of the heart,” the report stated. “These effects can increase the risk of a heart attack. Cocaine also tightly squeezes, or constricts, the coronary arteries that feed blood to the heart. If the artery constricts, blood flow to the heart and brain can be obstructed, causing a heart attack or stroke.”

Paloma said hospital personnel took away her cell phone and would not allow her to make phone calls.

“They were mean to me [at the hospital] because of why I was in there,” she said. “It was scary. I knew I had to tell them everything I’d done and how much and my tolerance level and that kind of thing, but I was scared they would call the authorities on me.”

While in the hospital she was told that she should eat chicken, salad and red wine.

While medical personnel wanted her to stay for observation, she had herself released from the hospital shortly after noon. “I said, ‘Fuck this, I have places to be!’”

As of 1:30 Saturday afternoon, sources at Anabolic (where Paloma was signing) confirmed the OD and said she was out of the hospital and in makeup, expected to be back on the floor signing in 30-45 minutes. When JM's Steward was told that she was not only out of the hospital, but would soon be back at the Anabolic booth signing, he shook his head and said, "Now that’s a real rock star."

An hour later there were conflicting reports from Anabolic officials. One refused to talk as he ushered some of the Anabolic girls to the hospital, saying only that she was still in the hospital and would not be returning to the booth. Lance Alot, who had said she was in makeup earlier in the day, swore she was fine, out of the hospital and would be signing within minutes. She appeared at 4:45, 15 minutes before the show ended for the day. She wasn't 100%, but she immediately drew a big crowd and posed for fan photos for about 15 minutes before rushing off to dinner. She reluctantly agreed to discuss the incident as she and Anabolic's Saki Bomb walked through the hotel to dinner.

Paloma – who was nominated for six AVN Awards, including Best New Starlet, for which she was considered by many a very viable contender – was still weary from the previous night and embarrassed that her incident was seen by so many people, said at one point that she might skip the night’s AVN Awards. She was quickly reminded that it would be good for her to show people she was doing fine, and that she had a good shot at the Best New Starlet trophy and she wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity to accept.

She was also nominated for Best Actress for her work in Wild Things on the Run (Coast To Coast Video); one of her many starring roles, Gia Has a Negro Problem (LéWood Productions/JM Productions) for Best Interracial Release; and Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video for The Violation of Audrey Hollander (JM Productions; which also featured Audrey Hollander, Ashley Blue, Tyla Wynn, Brodi and Kelly Kline).

Paloma did attend the Awards and received grand applause as she and her co-stars accepted the Best All-Girl Sex Scene – Video trophy for The Violation of Audrey Hollander.

She has been one of the fastest-rising stars in the adult business since she ditched her job at Starbucks and ditched her clothes for a life in porno in October of 2003, and she has turned in countless scenes since then. Last month she even made her directorial debut.

Recently she has been performing in fewer scenes and has been taking on more work as a makeup artist and in November directed her first video for Corey Jordan's No Boundaries.

“I was surprised that [Anabolic] let me come in today,” Paloma said before heading out for dinner. “If it had been my company, I’d have been like, ‘Honey, I’m really sorry about what happened and I hope you’re ok, but you’re not coming back.’”

She just shortened her life by 10 years.

Tragedy in the making.

Jeff was there according to what I read. Was Tony?

From her descriptions of her Hospital E.R. experience, Gia probably must have been taken to Valley Medical Center (its behind the Stratosphere). The place makes that old MUPPET SHOW skit "Veterinarian's Hospital" look like cutting fuckin edge medicine. This would have been the closest place to the Venetian.....

No bullshit....This has got to be one of the worst Hospitals in the whole friggin country (I had 2 employees Hospitalized there 3 years ago with food poisoning, and I was there last year for a broken arm.) The staff is basically comprised of all the rejects from the other good hospitals in Vegas...picture Marty Feldman (Igor) from Young Frankenstein. Gia's comment that the staff seemed to treat her with disdain cuz' she was there for OD'ing seems right for the rejects who work there.....

Of course, The last Gia Paloma scene I saw (POV Pervert) had her ass so peppered with zits, I would think she would have been sniffing Tetracycline with her coke, but that's just me

Is anyone surprised...with the stuff I'm reading pornwhores do everyday one this board like selling their kids, OD'ing, getting arrested etc....I am not @ all surprised

I really like watching gia shes a nasty whore.Its her life but i hope she looks after herself a little better.

I wonder if the drug expert quoted was Scott Fayner.

If she had died they could have taped her to a dolly and rolled her corpse out onto the stage to accept the award.

"And now to accept the award for best all girl sex scene, the corpse of Gia Paloma!"

Everybody at the Bar thought she was drunk.

bornyo...u seem to talk alot of shit from someone hidden behind a computer & as said MANY, MANY times w/o Me on this board u have nothing to talk about...I'm beginning to think u are most likely gay & have some sorta sick homosexual infatuation with Me u FAG

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Go ahead piece of shit, and respond with one of your cute AOL smiley and some UR's etc.

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I'm beginning to think u are most likely gay & have some sorta sick homosexual infatuation with Me u FAG

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The Garf seems to like shitting in his milk.

I still think that garfield is either asian or slightly retarded.

love to gia p...

I always do big lines. I don’t like little ones.

If I had a nickle for every whore I've known who thought this was a cool thing to say.

264? That's nothing. She didn't even have a seizure. Light weight.

Hmm, young attractive girl wheeled in after OD'ing in a Vegas night club. Yeah, I'd piss in her IV drip too, and it wouldn't have a thing to do with the hospital.

any pics of Gia being wheeled out of the bar on a gurney?

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Is that like: "I see dead people"?

That's what I love about this industry. If this had been an athlete or even a rock star, the embarassment and denial would've been overwhelming.
The porn industry just starts speculating out loud as to what the coke was mixed with.

And she was back and at the awards the next day. You're on your way to being a legend! Gia, you are awesome!

Any chance of a new Kick Ass Pictures title called '20 Man, O.D.'d Porn Star in the Bar, Cum Slam?'

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wow I'm from philly what does that have to do with anything?

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Sorry Bishop, my trainer recently changed my dosage. I hope to have that shit under control soon.

mallo...I'm just adding u to the same catagory I have boringyo in..w/o talking about Me, u'd have NOTHING to talk about

this thread and that picture were some of my favourite memories when i was a lurker.

if it were possible to get that picture as a poster, i'd totally buy it