Stemming from yesterday’s article of celebrities who don’t drink or drug, we figured we would shed some light on the celebrities who died from drugs. There has been many celebrity deaths recently, some due to natural causes, and some due to unfortunate accidental overdoses and suicides. The celebrities who died from drugs show us all that addiction can happen to anyone, and can take your life in a blink of an eye. As sad as it is to look back and remember the celebrities who died from drugs, it is also a reminder of how insidious this disease is.

A Tribute: 10 Celebrities Who Died From Drugs

Philip Seymour Hoffman

New York resident Philip Seymour Hoffman was a highly respected actor of the stage and the screen. After 23 years of sobriety, the actor admitted to a year long relapse of heroin and prescription drugs, leading him into a rehab not long before his drug overdose. It has been suspected that Hoffman’s drug overdose was due to the lethal doses of heroin that are still going around, which are mixed with fentanyl.

Elvis

Elvis, known as The King of Rock and Roll , was found in a bathroom at Graceland, where he was then rushed to the near hospital and pronounced dead on April 16th, 1977. Autopsy results revealed that Elvis died from cardiac arrhythmia (where the heart is beating irregularly, and just stops), due to a mass amount of prescription drugs.

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse was a Grammy Award-winning musician who can be recognized for her hit song, “Rehab,” and her headlining reports of her crack-cocaine and heroin use. Strangely enough, though she had her struggles with drug addiction, she died from alcohol poisoning in her London home, with a blood alcohol percentage of over 0.4.

Corey Monteith

An interview done with Corey Monteith before his death revealed his struggles with drug addiction since he was very young, which sent him to rehab at the age of 19. After a period of sobriety, which lasted quite a few years, a relapse sent Corey Monteith back to rehab in April 2013; not long before he was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room due to a overdose involving heroin and alcohol.

Kurt Cobain

In April 1994, Kurt Cobain was found dead from a shotgun wound to the head, with puncture wounds in his arm from a needle and a suicide note next to him. The lead singer from Nirvana had checked out of rehab just a few days prior to his death discovery, having had struggles with addiction.

Brittany Murphy

In 2009, Brittany Murphy died from an alleged accidental drug poisoning, pneumonia, and anemia. Oddly, her husband died just 5 months later from the same causes. Murphy’s dad sued the LA Coroner’s office and the LA Police Department stating that they wrongly determined the correct cause of death for his daughter, but the medical examiners stand by their original reports.

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston, a legend for female vocalists, was found dead, due to an accidental drowning from an alleged heart attack resulting from her long lasting cocaine abuse. There were times where Houston mixed her abuse of cocaine, alcohol, and marijuana, which contributed to the heart disease which factored to her accidental drowning.

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger, famous for his roles in “Brokeback Mountain” and “The Dark Knight” passed away in his New York apartment from an accidental drug overdose. Ledger had just concluded his role as the Joker in “The Dark Knight” when he took a mixture of prescription drugs, included Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Diazepam, Temazepam, Alprazolam, and Doxylamine.

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe, that beautiful face that you, to this day, see all over posters and t-shirts unfortunately died in her Los Angeles home from a drug overdose of sedatives and barbituates.

Jimi Hendrix

The iconic rocker, Jimi Hendrix, had a long time struggle with his addiction issues, which also got him into some trouble at times. He was found September 18th, 1970 dead from an overdose that had to do with heroin and barbituates, including too many sleeping pills.

Addiction Help

May these celebrities who died from drugs rest in peace, but their memories live on forever. Drug abuse and accidental overdose rates are continuing to rise each year, especially in our younger generations. Heroin and prescription drug abuse are spreading rapidly throughout our communities and are stealing the lives of our loved ones. We’ve got to continue to raise awareness of this epidemic before more lives are lost to this disease. If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction issues, please call for help today before it’s too late at (866) 323-6590.