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| Philip Seymour Hoffman died accidentally after toxic drugs mix | Philip Seymour Hoffman died accidentally after toxic drugs mix |
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| Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died accidentally after taking a toxic mix of drugs, New York City officials announced on Friday. | |
| Hoffman died from a mix of heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and benzodiazepines, said a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner. | Hoffman died from a mix of heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and benzodiazepines, said a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner. |
| Law enforcement officials have confirmed that Hoffman was found on 2 Feb with a needle in his arm, and tests found heroin in samples from at least 50 packets in his Manhattan apartment. | Law enforcement officials have confirmed that Hoffman was found on 2 Feb with a needle in his arm, and tests found heroin in samples from at least 50 packets in his Manhattan apartment. |
| Police had been investigating his death as a suspected drug overdose, but an autopsy in February was inconclusive and medical examiners said more tests were needed. | Police had been investigating his death as a suspected drug overdose, but an autopsy in February was inconclusive and medical examiners said more tests were needed. |
| Authorities also found unused syringes, a charred spoon and various prescription medications, including a drug used to treat heroin addiction, a blood-pressure medication and a muscle relaxant in his apartment. | Authorities also found unused syringes, a charred spoon and various prescription medications, including a drug used to treat heroin addiction, a blood-pressure medication and a muscle relaxant in his apartment. |
| 46-year-old Hoffman had been frank about his struggle with substance abuse. | 46-year-old Hoffman had been frank about his struggle with substance abuse. |
| He said on US TV in 2006 that had he used “anything I could get my hands on” before getting clean at age 22. | He said on US TV in 2006 that had he used “anything I could get my hands on” before getting clean at age 22. |
| But he admitted last year that he had relapsed and had developed a heroin problem for which he had gone to rehab. | But he admitted last year that he had relapsed and had developed a heroin problem for which he had gone to rehab. |
| Police have been investigating how Hoffman obtained the heroin. | Police have been investigating how Hoffman obtained the heroin. |
| Tests on the drug found in his apartment showed that it was not cut with the dangerous additive fentanyl, a synthetic form of morphine used to intensify the high that has been linked to deaths in other states. | Tests on the drug found in his apartment showed that it was not cut with the dangerous additive fentanyl, a synthetic form of morphine used to intensify the high that has been linked to deaths in other states. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |