Star Carrie Fisher Case Study

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The Los Angeles County coroner’s office on Friday revealed the cause of death for “Star Wars” star Carrie Fisher as sleep apnea and probably drug use.
The coroner’s office issued a brief summary of its findings, but officials refused to add more comments. The statement said, “the manner of death has been ruled undetermined.”
In addition to the mentioned cause of death, the coroner’s statement cited “other conditions: atherosclerotic heart disease, drug use.”
It also said: “How Injury Occurred: Multiple drug intake, significance not ascertained.”
The report does not openly expose the role drugs played in Fisher’s death. But her daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement to People magazine Friday night in which she revealed that her mother's