![]() ![]() “None of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life threatening in and of themselves.” “Toxicology revealed the presence of the following drugs: Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium), Bupropion (Wellbutrin), Citalopram (Celexa), Hydrocodone (Vicodin), Digoxin, Chlorpheniramine, methamphetamine, and cocaine,” the coroner’s statement said. The coroner’s office also listed focal pneumonia and “effects of multiple drugs” as other conditions contributing to the cause of death. The cause of death was officially determined to be acute cardiac dysfunction due to idiopathic cardiomyopathy, or an enlarged heart. ![]() 7 but the finding of the cause of death was deferred while toxicology and other tests were performed by a coroner’s pathologist. The death became a coroner’s case because James had not recently been seen by a doctor. “He didn’t die of a drug overdose,” Campbell said. ![]() The death was declared an accident, said coroner’s spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels. Toxicology and other tests determined that Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner’s office announced yesterday (Sept. ![]()
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