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Whitney Houston Died Of Drowning, Heart Disease, Cocaine Use — Coroner

Submitted by LEADERSHIP EDITORS on March 23, 2012 - 3:51am

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The Los Angeles County coroner’s office yesterday said celebrated late singer, Whitney Houston died of drowning, the effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.

Houston was found dead last month in the bathtub of her hotel room in Beverly Hills, California.

The manner of death was listed as an "accident."

The report said that Cocaine and metabolites were identified and contributory to her death.

Other drugs identified in Houston's body were marijuana, alprazolam (Xanax), cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) and diphenhydramine (Benadryl), but they "did not contribute to the death," the report said. Flexeril is a muscle relaxant, and Benadryl is an allergy medicine.

The report further said that no trauma or foul play is suspected. The final coroner's report will be available within two weeks, the coroner's office said.

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