CANADA/FILE: Cory Monteith's cause of death confirmed by the British Columbia coroner's office as a mixed drug toxicity from heroin and alcohol

Record ID: 863169

  • Title: CANADA/FILE: Cory Monteith's cause of death confirmed by the British Columbia coroner's office as a mixed drug toxicity from heroin and alcohol
  • Date: 16th July 2013
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE) (UNRESTRICTED POOL) CORY MONTEITH WITH GIRLFRIEND AND "GLEE" CO-STAR LEA MICHELE
  • Embargoed: 31st July 2013 13:00
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  • Location: Canada
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  • Country: Canada
  • Topics: Accidents,Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
  • Reuters ID: LVAC39UZBT3OVCGFEMTIMFGASAPW
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  • Story Text: Canadian authorities on Tuesday (July 16) said Cory Monteith, the 31-year-old heartthrob of Fox's musical-comedy television series "Glee," died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
    Barbara McLintock of the British Columbia Coroners Service said in a video release that post-mortem testing on the star, who was found dead on Saturday (July 13) in a Vancouver hotel room, died of "a mixed-drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol."
    Monteith had talked openly about struggles with substance abuse, and in April he completed voluntary treatment for unspecified substance addiction at a rehab facility. He had also been treated in a facility at age 19.
    On "Glee," Monteith played Finn Hudson, a high school football player turned enthusiastic singer in the glee club, or vocal group.
    The actor grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and told Parade magazine in 2011 that he had a serious drug problem during his teenage years for which he received treatment.
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