Cocaine Contributed To Billy Mays’ Life, Death

Posted by: Tristan

Every wonder how Billy Mays could be so loud, intense and fast-talking for so long?  TMZ.com may have found the answer in the famous pitchman’s autopsy report.

The report, which was released today, lists “cocaine use” as a contributing cause of death — along with hypertensive and arteriosclerotic heart disease.

A Hillsborough County press release says “from the presence of metabolites of cocaine and the absence of cocaine itself, it was concluded that Mr. Mays used cocaine in the few days prior to his death but not immediately prior to death.”

…UPDATE: Official documents show the following drugs were in Mays’ system — hydrocodone (Vicodin), oxycodone (painkiller), alprazolam (Xanax), nordiazepam (Valium), benzoylecgonine (byproduct of cocaine) and temazepam (anti-anxiety). Ethanol — alcohol — was also in Mays’ system.

So kids, remember that if you see someone with an unnatural amount of energy who won’t show up, look to see if they’re grinding their teeth.