We didn't think it was possible for the loss of Carrie
Fisher to be any more tragic, but this news does hurt.
It seems the Star Wars heroine
never slayed the demon of drug addiction; the latest toxicology report from the
coroner reveals she had cocaine, opiates, methadone, and ethanol in her system
at the time of her death.
The cocaine use was determined to take place "sometime approximately
in the last 72 hours" of Carrie's life.
The cause of death was ultimately revealed on Friday to be sleep apnea. The Los Angeles
County Coroner's Office noted both the drug use and Carrie's atherosclerotic
heart disease as being possible contributing factors but could not say to what
extent the substance abuse had an effect.
Ultimately the manner of death was ruled
"undetermined."
We're sure Carrie's daughter Billie
Lourd was hit hardest by the news. She released a statement to People, saying:
"My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life.
She ultimately died of it. She was purposefully open in all of her work about
the social stigmas surrounding these diseases.
She talked about the shame that torments people and their families
confronted by these diseases. I know my Mom, she'd want her death to encourage
people to be open about their struggles. Seek help, fight for government
funding for mental health programs. Shame and those social stigmas are the
enemies of progress to solutions and ultimately a cure.
Love you Momby."
Aww.
We couldn't agree more. If you need help, please reach out to someone.
[Image via Brian To/WENN.]
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