CAUSE OF RICK JAMES' DEATH REVEALED
The funk legend had nine drugs in his system…
had a pacemaker and had been in fragile health following a stroke in 1998. Best known for his 1981 hit ’Super Freak’, the star had been hooked on crack cocaine and once proclaimed himself an "icon of drug use and eroticism".
According to Reuters, the coroner listed nine drugs, including prescription medications for anxiety, pain relief and heart failure, along with cocaine and methamphetamine that were found in had not seen a doctor in recent weeks.
The report said: "None of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves."
The singer’s family attributed his death to natural causes, and the coroner said the cause was a heart attack and ruled the death as accidental.
Before his death in June by presenting him with the Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award.
According to Reuters, the coroner listed nine drugs, including prescription medications for anxiety, pain relief and heart failure, along with cocaine and methamphetamine that were found in had not seen a doctor in recent weeks.
The report said: "None of the drugs or drug combinations were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves."
The singer’s family attributed his death to natural causes, and the coroner said the cause was a heart attack and ruled the death as accidental.
Before his death in June by presenting him with the Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award.
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