Whitney Houston dies of drowning, heart disease, cocaine use
时间：2012-03-23 05:48:56
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LOS ANGELES, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office revealed Thursday that U.S. pop icon1 Whitney Houston died of "drowning and effects of atherosclerotic heart disease and cocaine2 use."
The coroner's office
determined3 that Houston's death was an " accident."
The singer of 48 was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel room on Feb. 11.
The toxicology report said that "Cocaine and metabolites were identified and were contributory to the death.
Houston was an award-winning singer, actress, producer and a former model best known for her chart-topping single "I Will Always Love You" which led to the production of an award-nominated film "The
Bodyguard4" in 1992. She was also known for musical hits including "How Will I Know" and "Saving All My Love for You."
As one of the most successful pop singers in modern music history, Houston
garnered5 a total of 415 awards including six Grammy Awards, 22 American Music Awards and
countless6 other
accolades7 during her lifetime, according to Guiness World Records.
She was often referred to as "Queen of Pop" or simply "the Voice," and is also one of the best-selling music artists in the world, having sold more than 170 million albums and singles before her death.
The singer had a history of drug abuse. In 2004, following years of
rumored8 drug abuse, Houston entered a rehab during her first
stint9. She returned for second stint in the following year. In March 2011, the singer checked in for the third treatment of the problem.
The singer's voice sounded
ragged10 and off-key when she appeared on "Good Morning" to promote her new album "I Look To You," which triggered suspicions that she had lost her treasured gift as the drug and alcohol problem took its
toll11. Some of the dates of her world tour were forced to cancel which triggered suspicion that she was still using drug.
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