WHITNEY'S DEATH CAUSE

CAUSE OF WHITNEY HOUSTON DEATH

Whitney Houston passed away on Saturday (February 11) at the age of 48 and was discovered in the bath, leading reports to circulate that she had died as a result of drowning. The eulogies for pop superstar Whitney Houston have been delivered and she was laid to rest in a New Jersey cemetery next to her father.

With the report of toxicology result just released it ends weeks of speculation over how the 48-year-old pop icon died. Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner’s office, said the official cause of death was accidental drowning.He added that heart disease and the star’s cocaine use were contributing factors to her collapse.

The Chief Coroner Craig Harvey stated during a press conference that the results suggest 'chronic usage' of cocaine by Ms. Houston.He said there was 'an acute dose' of cocaine in Houston's system when she died.
Harvey added that the results indicate the star ingested cocaine 'not probably too much before she collapsed'.Coroner’s officials said the results suggest Ms. Houston was a chronic cocaine user.
Traces of marijuana and the prescription anti-anxiety drug Xanax were found along with Flexiril (muscle relaxer) and over-the-counter Benadryl (allergy medication) but they did not play a direct role in her death

Law enforcement sources said it was likely that Ms Houston had a heart attack that caused her to lose consciousness and drown in the bath at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.The heart attack was probably brought on by the hardening of her arteries as a result of years of cocaine abuse.

Immediately after the death, it was widely thought that drinking binges combined with prescription pills combined to make the star lose consciousness and slip under the bathwater.But the toxicology tests did not show any significant amount of alcohol in Ms. Houston’s system.Several bottles of prescription medication were found in her hotel room, but they were not said to be in excessive quantities. No cocaine was discovered in the room.

Ms. Houston died just hours before she was scheduled to appear at producer Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards bash.

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WHITNEY'S TOXICOLOGY REPORT

Official cause of death was accidental drowning
'An acute dose' of cocaine was found in the singer's system and factored into her death
Results suggest Whitney was a chronic cocaine user
Chief Coroner believes the star ingested the drug shortly before her death
Traces of marijuana, Xanax, Flexiril and Benadryl were all found but did not contribute to death
It is believed Whitney had a heart attack, fell unconscious and drowned
Heart attack may have been brought on by hardening of the arteries due to years of cocaine use
Tests did not show significant amount of alcohol in Whitney's system
Foul play and trauma did not contribute to her death
Official report expected to be released in two weeks

Following the news, Houston's family have released a statement that says: 'We are saddened to learn of the toxicology results, although we are glad to now have closure.'And her mother Cissy is reported to be 'shocked' to learn that her daughter was still using drugs at the time of her death.