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Duer 157099

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13. I have not heard anyone say she had a heart attack

Reply to cynatnite (Reply #10)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 08:24 PM

Mar 2012

"The singer also had buildup of plaque in her arteries that can restrict blood flow. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said the condition is common in drug users, although he said it wasn't clear whether Houston had a heart attack on the day she died."

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So Whitney drowned in the bathtub [View all] malaise Mar 2012 OP

gread it emilyg Mar 2012 #1

I would bet that Xanax, Flexeril and Benadryl Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #5

But but but malaise Mar 2012 #6

Exactly. It's so much more likely that cocaine, a stimulant, Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #7

Cocaine use causes the arteries to narrow... cynatnite Mar 2012 #8

And depressants cause drowsiness Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #9

My understanding is that they believe the heart attack happened first... cynatnite Mar 2012 #10

I have not heard anyone say she had a heart attack Duer 157099 Mar 2012 #13

Heart disease leads to heart attacks... cynatnite Mar 2012 #15

CNN reported this accurately... cynatnite Mar 2012 #2

Fact - she drowned malaise Mar 2012 #3

Not opinion...FACT... cynatnite Mar 2012 #4

FACT- the coroner said that cocaine contributed to her death (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #14

Just a tragic death...n/t greytdemocrat Mar 2012 #11

CNN is just quoting the coroner. Don't blame them. Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #12

I doubt the coroner was trying to be malicious. YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #16

Exactly Texasgal Mar 2012 #17

I knew a coke addict who walked into an office and was shot malaise Mar 2012 #18

She died doing what she loved - enormous rails of cocaine. AngryAmish Mar 2012 #19