Whitney Houston died from drowning in a hotel bathtub, but coroner’s officials said on Thursday that heart disease and chronic cocaine use were contributing factors to the singer’s death.
The release of autopsy findings on Thursday ends weeks of speculation about what killed the Grammy-winning singer on February 11 on the eve of the Grammy Award.
Beverly Hills police said in a statement there was no evidence of wrongdoing in connection with Houston’s death.
Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey said cocaine and its metabolites were found in Houston’s system, and it was listed as a contributing factor in her death. He says the results indicated Houston was a chronic cocaine user.
Interest in her music has skyrocketed since her death, pushing her songs back on to charts and into heavy rotation on the radio.
