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Medical examiner: Scott Weiland died from toxic mix of drugs

The testing also showed that he had heart disease and asthma, which were classified as significant conditions, but that his “multi-substance dependence” were a contributing factor to his death.

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MINNEAPOLIS | Rock singer Scott Weiland’s death earlier in December in a tour bus in a Minneapolis suburb was due to mixed drug toxicity including cocaine, alcohol and ecstasy, and determined to be an accident, the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said on Friday.

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Weiland and his new band, Scott Weiland & the Wildabouts, were in the Twin Cities to play a concert in Medina that night. Police said at the time they had recovered a small amount of cocaine from the band’s tour bus.

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The mix of drugs in his system also included ethanol and the amphetamine MDA. The man has been released. The debut album, “Contraband”, sold more than 3 million copies and yielded a massive hit, “Slither”, and another Grammy for Weiland. The band broke up in 2003, and Weiland went on to front Velvet Revolver.

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Weiland, who’s had a long string of drug and alcohol-related arrests and stints in rehab, was 48 years old. He also pleaded guilty to felony heroin possession in 1998.

Former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland