Anne Heche's Cause of Death and Drugs in Her System: New Information
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| Anne Heche's Cause of Death and Drugs in Her System: New Information |
Authorities have provided new information surrounding Anne Heche's passing.
Traces of cocaine, cannabinoids, and benzodiazepines, a depressant, were found in the Men in Tree star's system in August, when she was admitted to a hospital following a car accident, according to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner report dated Dec. 6 and obtained by E! News.
The spokesperson for the coroner clarified that there was no proof of drug use at the time of the collision.
The coroner stated that the fact that the cannabinoids were found in her urine but not in her blood sample "is consistent with prior use but not at the time of injury." Her blood sample was tested at the hospital, and the results revealed that benzoylecgonine, an inactive metabolite of cocaine, was present.
Even though the coroner noted in the report that the amount was "consistent with therapeutic use" by the hospital, a urine test conducted after Heche's hospitalization revealed that she had fentanyl in her system as well.
According to the report, Heche's alcohol test came back negative.
As previously reported by E! News, Heche passed away on August 5 as a result of thermal and inhalation injuries she sustained in a car accident, with a sternal fracture brought on by blunt trauma being listed as one of the "significant conditions" that contributed to her demise. On August 11, after many days in a coma, she was declared dead at the age of 53.
Inhalation injuries led to "changes to the respiratory system that decrease the intake of oxygen needed to sustain life," according to the new coroner's report, which led to anoxic brain injury in Heche.
The coroner noted that anoxic brain injury, despite its name, results from a lack of oxygen rather than physical harm to the body. "The sternal fracture she sustained is expected to be painful while she was breathing in her vehicle, further complicating oxygenation and therefore also significantly contributing to her death," the report reads.
According to a death certificate obtained by E! News, the actress from Six Days, Seven Nights was cremated on August 18, and her final resting place was the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
The sons Homer Laffoon, 20, and Atlas Tupper, 13, are among Heche's survivors.
Laffoon, who was recently appointed the long-term executor of Heche's estate, said he and his brother decided to bury their mother at the well-known cemetery because it is "beautiful, serene, and she will be among her Hollywood peers," in a statement to E! News on August 23.
The most important thing is that Hollywood Forever is a real place where people go to see movies, concerts, and other events. She was our mother, but the generosity and support we have received in recent days have shown us that she also belongs to her followers, the entertainment industry, and now, to history.
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