Whitney Houston Died From Accidental Drowning!

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Whitney at the height of her career

The L.A County Coroner's Office has
announced the official cause of death
of the late pop-star Whitney Houston.

It's emerged that Whitney died from
accidental drowning, the star was
found dead in her bath-tub at her suite 
at The Beverley Hilton Hotel in February.

The Coroner's office also stated that
toxicology results showed that
Whitney Houston was a chronic
cocaine drug user, large amounts
of the A-Class drug were found in
her system. The star also had a
severe case of heart disease, as a
result of her drug dependency.

Traces of prescription medications
were also found in her blood-stream
but did not contribute to her death.

It's believed that the star's heart
was so badly damaged from drug
use that it gradually stopped
functioning. Her arteries were
blocked with plaque, a very common
occurance amoung drug users.

For the Houston family the
official cause of death of their
relative, Whitney Houston, has
come as a shock, the family
previously believed that the
star had quit the drugs before
her sudden passing this year.

Whitney's sister in law and
Manager, Patricia Houston,
says that the family now have
closure with the toxicology
results.