Los Angeles Country coroners have confirmed that the death of Dr. Dre's son, Andre Young Jr., was the result of an accidental heroin and morphine overdose."Andre Young Jr.'s death has been ruled as an accident due to morphine and heroin intoxication," media officer Ed Winter told one publication.
The 20-year-old was found in the bedroom of their Woodland Hills, CA, home by his mother, Jenita Porter, on the morning of August 23.
Porter told police that her son had come home at around 5:30 a.m., after having spent the night out with friends, but that she heard him snoring in his bedroom upon his return. Later in the morning, Porter discovered that Young was unconscious, so she called paramedics, who attempted to revive him, to no avail. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Dr. Dre has yet to release an official statement since the news of his son's cause of death was revealed.
Departed Music Personalities
Freddie Hubbard, Dec. 29: The 'hard bop' jazz trumpet legend who worked with greats like John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and Art Blakey during his prime died more than a month after suffering a heart attack on Nov. 20. He was 70 years old.
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Delaney Bramlett, Dec. 27: The accomplished singer, songwriter and producer to such stars as George Harrison and Eric Clapton died at the age of 69 after complications from gallbladder surgery. He's seen here (right) in 1970 with Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia (left).
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Eartha Kitt, Dec. 25: The sultry 'Santa Baby' songstress who went on to have a long career in music, movies and on stage died on Christmas day after a long battle with colon cancer.
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Davy Graham, Dec. 15: The folk singer known and respected across the music world for his nimble fingers and innovative use of tuning, died from a seizure in his London home. He was 68, and also had a long battle lung cancer.
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Odetta, Date Unknown: The singer who became intertwined with the civil rights movement and sang during the 1963 march on Washington died of what her manager says was a heart attack. She was 77.
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Ralph Joseph "Jody" Reynolds, Nov. 7: The rockabilly singer, whose lone Top 10 hit 'Endless Sleep' ushered in a wave of similar songs about teens and tragedy in the late 1950s, died of liver cancer. He was 75.
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Mitch Mitchell, Nov. 12: The rock durmmer, left, and last surviving member of the legendary Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead of apparent natural causes in a Portland hotel room at age 61. The leader of the band overdosed in 1970, while bassist Noel Redding, right, died in 2003.
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Miriam Makeba, Nov. 10: THe South African singing legend who was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid died from a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76.
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Shakir Stewart, Nov. 1: The Island Def Jam executive who became head of the legendary rap label following Jay-Z's departure, killed himself on Nov. 1. Police say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 34 years old.
Merl Saunders, Oct. 24: The rock and jazz keyboardist who recorded albums with music titans like The Grateful Dead and Miles Davis, died at the age of 74 after complications from a stroke.
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Reader Comments(1 of 8)
chlston69at 1-05-2009
Shocker...his dad made millions singing about drug use and how cool it was...and he dies of drug use....who's to blame here folks? Dre has nobody to blame but the man in the mirror. His son never had a chance with that sort of role model.
Velokubric07at 1-05-2009
Wow!!! Miley Cyrus's sex tape here:
http://videontube.com/cvid.php?l=Miley_Cyrus_sex_tape
tearapinat 1-05-2009
couldn't agree more...when will these folks see the light?
tulipsreneeat 1-07-2009
YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE ARE IDIOTS!!! LOOK AT THE GUY WHO PLAYED ARCHIE BUNKER. HE WAS NOT ON DRUGS AND YET HIS KID DIED OF DRUGS. ELVIS..... SHALL I GO ON. I WORK WITH CHILDREN AND SEE THAT SOME COME FROM WEALTHY BACKGROUNDS AND SOME FROM POOR BACKGROUNDS. KIDS OF TODAY AND KIDS 40 YEARS AGO WILL DO WHAT THEY HELL THEY WANT!!!! AT A CERTAN AGE THEY KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG. I HAPPENED TO WORK WITH ANOTHER RAPPERS CHILD THAT IS NOW AN ADULT AND "LIVED IN THE HOOD" AND GUESS WHAT THAT CHILD WENT TO COLLEGE AND IS NOW WORKING ON A pHD. AND TO AND THROW SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE (SINCE YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE ARE EXPERTS ON CHILDREN, RAPPERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE)LOOK UP ROXANNE SHANTE aka DOCTOR. SHE WAS A RAPPER AT 14 YEARS OLD AND A ON HIT WONDER AND HAS A PRACTICE FOR PHYSICATRY. YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE WHEN YOU CAN SAY YOU LIVED A PERFECT LIFE OR RAISED CHILDREN THAT HAVE NEVER LIED, STOLE, CHEAT, DONE DRUGS THEN LET ME KNOW THAT YOUR NAME IS GOD!!! OH, DON'T BOTHER TO RESPOND BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING FOR YOU TO READ AND JUST GET IT!!! OH YEAH OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT BUSH IS NOT A GANSTER RAPPER AND HIS KIDS DID HAVE A DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROBLEM (KNOW YOUR STUFF BEFORE YOY OPE YOUR MOUTH TO COMMENT).
atownplaya187at 1-07-2009
blame snoop dogg. Hes the one who got Dre on the chronic
jrvelez45at 1-07-2009
chlston69, either you looking to start somethin or talkin trash, either way,if it happened to your son, would you like to hear or read the crap you wrote???
i think not, it is what it is, a tragedy, show some dignity & class, it make you look better.
blessings to dre & his family, AMEN !
Marcat 1-07-2009
chlston69, you are just one of many common & ignorant dipsh*ts - self-appointed judges sitting on your couch, criticizing those who take risks and action, while you sit safely on the sidelines. His father, Dr. Dre, had lyrics about Cannabis - not drugs. Get it right, before you spout off something you either (a) heard someone else say, or (b) read in a publication with an agenda. His son was 20 years old - not likely completely an adult, in mental development, but old enough to make his own decisions without blaming his father. He was out partying...he did something stupid, and died. End of story. People like you are throwbacks to McCarthyism, with a Tipper Gore mentality: use the most tenuous reason for starting a witch hunt. You won't even know who, or what you're persecuting, only that they are different from you. If you actually get what you think you want, the biggest farce will be that you will be the first one crying and begging to undo what you started. I hate giving advice: but, how about you crawl back into your little world, and concern yourself with who you are, instead of trying to make everyone else fit in to your paradigm of mediocrity.
Jackieat 1-07-2009
dude ur fucked up
Joshuaat 1-07-2009
Dre spoke about weed not freakin heroin, big difference!
sharonat 1-07-2009
ru some kind of a idiot let the man mourn how can u place blame that man is a legend tryin to support his family u need to look n the mirror judge yourself dummy
Shirleyat 1-07-2009
Replying to tulipsrenee: Sometimes parents who do not abuse drugs have children that do - HOWEVER...children who see their parents abuse drugs will often do the same because they don't think there is anything wrong with it regardless of what they are taught elsewhere that it is wrong.
Beautifulat 3-13-2009
you sound like a dumb dick! at 20 years old he was fully aware of what he was using and it had nothing to do with his fathers past music...as young adults we make our own decisions because of what we want to do or what we are curious of...not because our parents did it or rapped about it for this manner...stop tryin to find someone to blame for a tragic event and go fuck yourself!
laontour06at 1-05-2009
I agree, he acts the fool on stage talking crap and wonders why his kid is messed up and kills himself. Anyone else it would have been rulled a suicide... must have needed the insurance money ??
hsiergirlat 1-07-2009
Insurance doesn't pay any events associated with drig and alcohol overdoses. Sit back and look it up as you sit in your glass house. Such hatred. It is a tragedy for ANY family- may it never happen to yours. Shame on you
britebrunet09at 1-11-2009
umm.. and Heath Ledger, what, killed himself? Nope its called an OVERDOSE. Not suicide.