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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A coroner has ruled rapper Mac Miller’s death an accidental overdose due to a combination of drugs and alcohol. A Los Angeles County coroner’s report released Monday named the 26-year-old Miller’s cause of death as “mixed toxicity,” saying cocaine, alcohol and the powerful opioid fentanyl were found in his system. Paramedics […]

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Max Lomas, the close friend of Bobbi Kristina Brown who found her body in the bathtub, has also died in the same manner – from a drug overdose, according to TMZ. A law enforcement source in Mississippi tells TMZ Lomas was at a friend’s home Wednesday and went into the bathroom. His friend grew concerned when he took […]

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Forty-six people overdosed Wednesday at or near a Connecticut park from a suspected bad batch of “K2” synthetic marijuana, requiring paramedics to be stationed there to provide treatment, authorities said. No deaths were reported, but officials said two people suffered life-threatening symptoms. Most of the overdoses were on the New […]

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince‘s heirs have sued Walgreens and the Illinois hospital that treated the music superstar after he suffered from an opioid overdose, alleging that a doctor and various pharmacists failed to provide Prince with reasonable care, contributing to his death. The wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Cook County, Illinois, alleges a doctor and pharmacist […]

16 and Pregnant star Valerie Fairman has passed away from a suspected overdose.

Just months after Prince‘s shocking death, more details are surfacing about the late singer’s drug use. According to reports, several pills taken from Prince’s estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin. An official close to the investigation says many pills were falsely labeled […]

It's no secret that DMX has battled drug addiction for some time now, and according to new reports, the Yonkers, New York rapper suffered an overdose late last night.

It's no secret that DMX has battled drug addiction for some time now, and according to new reports, the Yonkers, New York rapper suffered an overdose late last night.

A Georgia doctor has found himself in the worst case scenario for any professional – behind bars. Psychiatrist Narendra Nagareddy has been arrested after 36 of his patients died, with at least 12 killed by overdose on prescription medication. According to reports, Nagareddy was held at his office Thursday following a raid by DEA agents. Clayton County […]