New autopsy results released today conclude that heart disease and “chronic cocaine use” also played a role in her death, reports the Associated Press. Houston was found underwater in her Beverly Hilton hotel room on February 11, and was laid to rest in a touching homegoing service on February 24. The legendary singer had just finished filming Sparkle and was planning a musical comeback.
Although Houston struggled with drug abuse many times throughout her life, with regular stints in rehab, in 2010 she told Oprah Winfrey, she “conquered all her demons.”
