Whitney Houston\u2019s death was caused by accidental drowning, cocaine ingestion and heart disease, according to a preliminary report issued Friday by the Los Angeles County coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\nWhitney Houston\u2019s death was caused by accidental drowning, cocaine ingestion and heart disease, according to a preliminary report issued Friday by the Los Angeles County coroner\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
Marijuana, anti-anxiety drug Xanax, muscle relaxant Flexeril and over-the-counter allergy medication Benadryl were also found in the singer\u2019s blood, but those substances did not contribute to her death, the report states. No trauma or foul play is suspected, and a final report is expected within two weeks.<\/p>\n
Houston died Feb. 11 at the Beverly Hilton, where she was discovered unresponsive and submerged in a bathtub. Beverly Hills paramedics performed CPR for about 20 minutes before declaring her dead at 3:55 p.m. PT. <\/p>\n
Beverly Hills police, who collected bottles of prescription medication in her suite, said they detected no obvious signs of criminal intent, but no cause of death was listed on a death certificate issued last month. <\/p>\n
In addition to conducting toxicology tests, investigators have spent weeks gathering evidence and interviewing relatives, friends, doctors and pharmacists.<\/p>\n
Houston died the day before the Grammy Awards and hours before the lavish pre-Grammy party hosted by longtime mentor Clive Davis. She had been staying at the hotel for several days with plans to attend the gala. On Feb. 9, she joined Davis during rehearsals at the hotel for the party\u2019s performance by Brandy and Monica. <\/p>\n
That night, in her last public performance, she sang \u201cJesus Loves Me\u201d on stage with Kelly Price at a Hollywood club. Houston\u2019s struggles with substance abuse were long suspected and, in recent years, confirmed in reports and interviews.<\/p>\n
Rumors intensified after airport security guards found marijuana in the luggage of Houston and husband Bobby Brown in Hawaii in 2000.
\nIn a 2002 interview with Diane Sawyer, Houston did not deny using cocaine or pills, but said sternly, \u201cCrack is cheap. I make too much money to ever smoke crack. Let\u2019s get that straight. OK? We don\u2019t do crack. We don\u2019t do that. Crack is wack.\u201d<\/p>\n
She first entered rehab in 2004 and divulged to Sawyer, \u201cTrust me, I partied my tail off … You get to a point where you know the party\u2019s over.\u201d<\/p>\n
Houston staged a comeback with 2009 album \u201cI Look to You\u201d and her Nothing But Love world tour. Several shows were panned for the singer\u2019s shambolic delivery, rusty vocals and inability to hit high notes, stirring speculation of a relapse.<\/p>\n
Houston confessed details of past substance abuse in a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, again denying crack use but admitting that she had smoked marijuana laced with high-quality cocaine. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s almost like heroin and cocaine speedballing,\u201d she told Winfrey.
\n\u201cWe weren\u2019t doing, like, pipe-smoking. We didn\u2019t get that far.\u201d<\/p>\n
Last year, she underwent outpatient treatment for drug and alcohol treatment. Spokeswoman Kristen Foster said in a statement, \u201cWhitney voluntarily entered the program to support her long-standing recovery process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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