Weiland died from ‘toxic mix’ of drugs

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 19, (AP): Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland died of a toxic mix of drugs that included cocaine, according to a medical examiner’s office in Minnesota where he was found dead on his tour bus in early December.

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Friday that the 48-year-old Weiland had cocaine, ethanol and the amphetamine MDA in his system. The medical examiner also noted a history of cardiovascular disease, asthma and multi-substance dependence.

Weiland was found dead on his tour bus in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington on Dec 3. The report said the time of death was 8:27 pm and that the death was accidental.