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Heroin, alcohol mix to blame in Cory Monteith death

Updated: Cory Monteith died of a "mixed drug toxicity" involving heroin and alcohol, according to a Coroner's report.

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2013-07-17_0138Updated: Glee star Cory Monteith died of a “mixed drug toxicity” involving heroin and alcohol, according to results released by the British Columbia Coroner’s Service in Canada.

The investigation is continuing, according to the release, but it went on to say the 31-year-old actor’s death appears to be accidental.

“It should be noted that at this point there is no evidence to suggest Mr. Monteith’s death was anything other than a most-tragic accident,” the service, which performed the autopsy and toxicology test on Monday, noted in a statement.

Vancouver police Sgt. Randy Fincham had earlier indicated there was nothing to indicate the death was due to illicit drug use.

Monteith, 31, was found dead in his Vancouver, British Columbia, hotel room on Saturday, according to police, who have ruled out foul play.

Police said Monteith had been out with people earlier, but video and electronic records from the hotel indicated he returned to his room by himself early on Saturday. He was believed to be alone when he died.

Monteith had talked bluntly about struggling with addiction since he was a teenager, calling it a serious problem and telling Parade magazine in 2011 he was “lucky to be alive.”

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Source: Telegraph, CBC News

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  1. I feel very sad that Cory passed away so young and I guess for me I feel that way – ‘I care’ – because any high profile deaths that result from self abuse draw attention to the problem of addiction that permeates through our society.

    With all due respect John and Ronin, I don’t believe you understand addiction. I have spent time in rehab and mental health clinics and during those admissions have been in with some very famous and wealthy people right through to absolute down and out sleeping in the gutter addicts. When you strip away the trimmings, so many of the vulnerabilities, the fears and the triggers are the same. Certainly wealth can help with some issues – you can afford top treatment, experimental medication and not have to worry about where your next meal is coming from. But then there is the flip side of that – I have everything that ‘should’ make me happy, why aren’t…

  2. @JM – “News.com.au are reporting totally different finding”. From the same people who brought us the “Pauline Hansen” photos.
    @Qubec -‘Illicit’- ‘not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful’.
    I think heroin could be described as “illicit”.

  3. Firstly, we do care about when other people die. Alcohol and drug abuse is a very serious and sad issue.
    agree but its still a choice we make

    Cory, on the other hand, we knew. We may have not known him personally, but we knew him. He had a lot of fans and Glee made a very big impact. That’s why so many people are upset.

    We dont know him – if we did his death would not be a surprise as we all know the potential / eventual outcome to drugs

    You asked why we care that he’s dead. That’s an awful thing to say. Regardless of the circumstances, you shouldn’t ever say that.

    Obv he didnt care as he took the risk, so why do we when again its all about choice

    He had a good soul and seemed like a very nice and humble person… but his inner demons eventually got to him. It is very sad. I could say that for a lot of the other people who die of drug and alcohol abuse too
    cant comment…

  4. I agree with adelaide_john. I care more for the homeless guy sleeping in bushes down the beach every night than I do for any Hollywood ‘star’.

  5. adelaide_john,

    Firstly, we do care about when other people die. Alcohol and drug abuse is a very serious and sad issue. We just don’t know them. How are we meant to feel sad for people we don’t know about? Cory, on the other hand, we knew. We may have not known him personally, but we knew him. He had a lot of fans and Glee made a very big impact. That’s why so many people are upset.

    You asked why we care that he’s dead. That’s an awful thing to say. Regardless of the circumstances, you shouldn’t ever say that.

    He had a good soul and seemed like a very nice and humble person… but his inner demons eventually got to him. It is very sad. I could say that for a lot of the other people who die of drug and alcohol abuse too.

  6. Apart from the last bit of his comment (we should always care when someone dies in tragic circumstances), I get what Adelaide_john is trying to say. Young people die from drug overdoses every day, so why single out this case? The response, however, is that we feel like we “know” people like Corey who have appeared in our loungerooms via TV. That’s why we’re interested.

  11. he died – sad
    but what about all the other people who die of simalar nature around the world – we dont have mass media reports on those
    he chose to take the drugs and booze – so why do we care !

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