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Cocaine use contributed to Billy Mays' death, autopsy says
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Cocaine use may have contributed to Billy Mays, death. (AP)
Autopsy results show that cocaine use caused or contributed to the heart disease that killed Billy Mays on June 28, according to the Associated Press. The Hillsborough County medical examiner ruled that heart disease was the primary cause and cocaine was a "contributory cause of death."
The medical examiner's office said in a statement:
... cocaine use caused or contributed to the development of his heart disease, and thereby contributed to his death."
The autopsy toxicology report indicated that Mays had used cocaine within a few days of his death, but wasn't under the influence when he died.
Mays' family objected to the findings and to the report being released:
We were totally unaware of any non-prescription drug usage and are actively considering an independent evaluation of the autopsy results. ...
[The autopsy report] contains speculative conclusions that are frankly unnecessary and tend to obscure the conclusion that Billy suffered from chronic, untreated hypertension, which only demonstrates how important it is to regularly monitor one's health."
Mays also was taking "therapeutic amounts" of hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (OxyContin), tramadol (Ultram), alprazolam (Xanax) and diazepam (Valium). He had serious hip problems and was supposed to have hip replacement surgery on June 29.
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