Coke & heroin found in star Carrie’s body
But officials unsure if drugs had impact on actress’s death
ACTRESS Carrie Fisher had heroin, cocaine and ecstasy in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, according to toxicology results.
The findings were based on screenings done on samples taken when the Star Wars actress arrived at a Los Angeles hospital last December, after collapsing on a flight from London. She died four days later at the age of 60.
Coroner’s officials ruled Fisher died from sleep apnoea and a combination of other factors.
Test results show she may have taken cocaine three days before the December 23 flight.
Traces of heroin and MDMA, known as ecstasy, were also found but pathologists were unsure when she had taken them.
As a result, investigators could not determine if the three drugs had an impact on the Catastrophe actress’s death.
Among the contributing factors was a build-up of fatty tissue in the walls of her arteries, the coroner’s office said last week.
The actress’s brother Todd Fisher said on Friday that he was not surprised that drugs may have contributed to his sister’s death.
He said: “I am not shocked that part of her health was affected by drugs.”
Todd said his sister’s heart condition was probably worsened by her smoking habit, as well as medications she took.
He added: “If you want to know what killed her, it’s all of it.”
Her only child Billie Lourd said mental health problems had also contributed to her mother’s death.
She told People Magazine: “My mom battled drug addiction and mental illness her entire life. She ultimately died of it.
“I know my mom, she’d want her death to encourage people to be open about their struggles. Seek help.”