Heart Attack & Chronic Cocaine Use Cause Whitney Houston's Drowning

Sadly, what we'd all suspected as the cause of Whitney Houston's death was confirmed today by the Los Angeles coroner's office.  

According to the Associated Press, Houston died from drowning in her hotel bathtub, but heart disease and chronic cocaine use were contributing factors to her death.


"Something happened that caused her to go down and we know that when she slipped under the water she was still alive," the Coroner said. "We have evidence of drowning since there was water in the lungs. 


"The 60% narrowing of her arteries "suggest a cardiac event complicated by the cocaine use" led to Houston's slipping underwater.

Whitney Houston was found submerged in the bathtub of her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and her death has been ruled as accidental. Bottles of prescription drugs were found in Houston's hotel room, but not in excessive amounts said the coroner's office.

Toxicology results showed that Houston had marijuana, Xanax, Flexeril (a muscle relaxant), and Benadryl in her system. 

The singer also had a heart disease that caused blockages in her arteries.  Houston died at the age of 48.  

A full autopsy report is expected to be released in two weeks.


American Truism #12.

(This story borrows heavily from an Associated Press story)