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Guru Dutt

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3. Sigmund Freud
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This was not a case of drug abuse, but the father of psychoanalysis died of morphine overdose. The man was
suffering from cancer of the jaw - and wanted his closest friend and doctor, Max Schur to administer him an
overdose. For Freud, euthanasia was the only option left because of the unbearable pain he was suffering.

4. Jimi Hendrix

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After having taken an overdose of sleeping pills, the rocker aspirated his own vomit and died of asphyxia on
September 18, 1970 in London.

5. Philip Seymour Hoffman

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One of the latest deaths that has shocked the entire world, Philip Seymour Hoffman was discovered dead with a
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needle in his arm on February 2, 2014. The medical examiner's office ruled Hoffman's death an accident caused by
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"acute mixed drug intoxication, including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine".
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While Whitney Houston's death was said to be an accidental drowning due to atherosclerotic heart disease and
cocaine use, toxicology reports showed the acute presence of cocaine indicating use prior to death, as well as sub-
therapeutic levels of Benadryl, Flexeril, and Xanax.

7. Michael Jackson

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MJ's death was without a doubt the most shocking and tragic of them all. On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson
(http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/gossip/20088-50-facts-about-michael-jackson-you-probably-didnt-
know.html) died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication after suffering cardiac arrest at his home on North
Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.

8. Janis Joplin
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Another disappointing overdose in the music industry that took away a talented person too soon was that of Janis
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Joplin. The singer failed to show up for one of her recording sessions and was found dead on the floor later that day
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on October 4, 1970 in her hotel. The cause was an overdose of some very potent heroin.
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Although the official cause of her death is listed as pulmonary embolism, modern biographers largely accept that she
actually died of an unspecified opiate pain killer overdose. A few days before her death, she wrote in her diary: "I hope
the exit is joyful - and I hope never to return - Frida".

10. Heath Ledger

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The sudden death of Heath Ledger was one of the saddest losses for Hollywood - and fans continue to mourn his
death. The actor died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone,
diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine.

11. Bruce Lee

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Another accidental death was that of Bruce Lee, who died from an allergic reaction to the muscle relaxant in the
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painkiller he had taken for a headache. The martial arts expert's brain had swollen from 1,400 to 1,575 grams (a 13%
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increase).
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After having lived a short, but controversial life, Marilyn Monroe's death too was surrounded by a lot of controversy.
The official cause of death was probable suicide by an overdose of barbiturates, but the conspiracies range from JFK
being involved to the probable complicity of the Mafia!

13. Cory Monteith

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'Glee' star Cory Monteith's (http://www.mensxp.com/entertainment/gossip/9232-10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-

cory-monteith.html) death last year was due to a mixed drug toxicity consisting of heroin and alcohol - and other
drugs like codeine and morphine were also found in his system and his body was discovered alongside drug
paraphernalia like a spoon with drug residue and a used hypodermic needle.

14. Jim Morrison

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Since there was never an official autopsy done on Morrison's body, there were a lot of questions left unanswered. But
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heroin overdose in Paris on July 3, 1971.
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Edgar Allan Poe's death was one of the most controversial ever - and the cause was never really finalized, although it
is largely attributed to a combination of laudanum abuse, dipsomania and delerium tremens.

16. Elvis Presley

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Elvis was way past his heyday when he passed away in 1977. Grossly overweight and drugged most of the time, the
King of Rock n' Roll died on August 16. The autopsy found in his system significant levels of ethinamate,
methaqualone, codeine and different barbiturates including amobarbital, pentobarbital and phenobarbital.

17. Anna Nicole Smith