Nearly two months her shocking death, the LA County Coroner has released the full autopsy report for Whitney Houston...
Summarized by Celebuzz,
• A detective said he found a “small spoon with a white, crystal-like substance in it and a rolled up piece of white paper.” He also said, “located in the top drawer … were remnants of a white powdery substance and a portable mirror on a base.”
• Houston was located “lying supine on the floor in the central portion of the living room floor.”
• Evidence collected from the scene included a “plethora of prescription medication bottles, prescribed to the decedent, multiple blister packs and a loose tablet.” Other medication bottles and loose tablets were also collected.
• She has perforated nasal septum, which often indicates a history of drug use.
• The autopsy showed atherosclerotic heart disease (a condition in which plaque builds up inside the arteries).
• Toxicology testing showed cocaine, benzoylecgonine , cocaethylene, marijuana, alprazolam (Xanax), cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril), and diphenhydramine (Benadryl).
• Death was due to drowning due to effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine use.
• No foul play is suspected.
• Death is listed as “accident.”
The report also notes that the water in the bath tub was so hot (at 93.5 degrees) it scalded her skin.
Read the full 24 page report here
