Coroner's Report in 'Glee' Star' Cory Monteith's Death Released
The British Columbia Coroners Service said Wednesday
investigators found a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle in
the hotel room where "Glee" actor Cory Monteith was found dead in
July. The coroner's final report issued, confirmed initial findings that
Monteith died from using intravenous heroin combined with alcohol. The
31-year-old Canadian-born actor was found dead in a Vancouver hotel room July
13.The hotel staff entered his room and found him unresponsive on the floor.
Two empty bottles of champagne were also found in the room. Hotel video footage
showed him returning alone to his room at 2:16 a.m. on July 13.
The investigation said Monteith had a history of illicit drug
use with intermittent periods of rehabilitation and of abstinence from drugs.
It said when people who have refrained from using opioids such as heroin for a
while, their tolerance for the drug decreases.
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