Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office said Thursday. The 57-year-old musician joins a lengthy list of celebrities who have died as a result of substance addiction.
1. Michael Jackson
Age: 50
Year of death: 2009
Cause of death: Acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication
2. Whitney Houston
Age: 48
Year of death: 2012
Cause of death: Cocaine, heart disease, drowning
3. Heath Ledger
Age: 28
Year of death: 2008
Cause of death: Acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine
4. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Age: 46
Year of death: 2014
Cause of death: Acute intoxication by heroin, cocaine, amphetamines and benzodiazepines
5. Amy Winehouse
Age: 27
Year of death: 2011
Cause of death: Alcohol poisoning
6. Anna Nicole Smith
Age: 39
Year of death: 2007
Cause of death: Acute combined drug intoxication from Methadone, chloral hydrate and three different drugs used to treat depression and anxiety
7. Chris Farley
Age: 33
Year of death: 1997
Cause of death: Cocaine and morphine overdose
8. River Phoenix
Age: 23
Year of death: 1993
Cause of death: Cocaine and heroin overdose
9. John Belushi
Age: 33
Year of death: 1982
Cause of death: Cocaine and heroin overdose
10. Janis Joplin
Age: 27
Year of death: 1970
Cause of death: Heroin overdose
11. Jimi Hendrix
Age: 27
Year of death: 1970
Cause of death: Barbiturate intoxication
12. Cory Monteith
Age: 31
Year of death: 2013
Cause of death: Mixed drug toxicity, including heroin and alcohol
13. Scott Weiland
Age: 48
Year of death: 2015
Cause of death: A toxic mix of drugs including cocaine, ethanol and the amphetamine MDA
14. Elvis Presley
Age: 42
Year of death: 1977
Cause of death: Officially attributed to cardiac arrhythmia, but toxicology results identified 14 drugs in his system, including codeine, methaqualone, morphine, meperidine, ethchlorvynol, diazepam and barbiturates
