Carrie Fisher Autopsy Reveals Cocaine, Opiates, Heroin And Other Drugs In Her System
Posted on Mon Jun 19th, 2017 10:00am PDT By X17 Staff
This is sad.
Carrie Fisher's autopsy and toxicology reports have been concluded, and they reveal the troubled actress had taken multiple drugs before suffering a heart attack on board an international flight at the end of December. The Star Wars star tested positive for cocaine, morphine, codeine and oxycodone, and had traces of ecstasy and heroin as well.
Last Friday, the coroner announced that the 60-year-old died of sleep apnea and "other contributing factors," and now we know what those were. Her daughter Billie Lourd addressed the news and released an emotional statement about her mother's struggles with addiction.
"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 wrote.
“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,†she added.
We hope she's in a better place. RIP.