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Houston killed by combination of alcohol and drugs, insider says

(NEWSER) - Whitney Houston was killed by a combination of Valium, Xanax, and alcohol, an insider tells Radar . All three were found in her system, but the coroner is still waiting for toxicology results before the "major contributing factor of her demise" can be determined, the source says, adding that drowning is almost certainly not to blame: "Her heart stopped beating because her respiratory system was suppressed because of the anti-anxiety meds, and combined with the booze it probably happened very quickly before she was found partially submerged in the bathtub." (In other Whitney news, sources say Bobby Brown is shopping a tell-all about their life together.) More»

Bobbi Kristina Brown found in hotel tub day before Houston's death

(NEWSER) - Eerie news from TMZ : Less than 24 hours before her mother was found dead in a hotel bathtub, Whitney Houston's daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, was also found asleep in a tub in the same hotel. Bobbi Kristina's friends called security on Friday night after knocking on the door of her room repeatedly, with no response. TMZ also reports that family members fear the 18-year-old, who has been hospitalized twice since Houston's death , may be suicidal. One source says the family is considering rehab for her. More»

Bobbi Kristina disappeared, found in hotel 'getting high'

(NEWSER) - Bobbi Kristina Brown's family is terrified the teen is being overwhelmed by the same demons that likely contributed to her mom's death. Whitney Houston's troubled daughter disappeared after her mother's funeral, and was finally located at a nearby hotel "getting high," sources tell the Daily Beast . The family was in "full panic mode" trying to locate Brown, 18, when she vanished after the emotional ceremony, the Beast notes. “Everyone was freaking out and calling Bobbi Kristina’s cell" after she "slipped away," says a longtime family friend. Whitney’s mother "was beside herself," the source adds. A family spokesman says the teen isn't doing drugs, and is just emotionally fragile now. But the friend insists that the family is worried about Bobbi Kristina's serious substance abuse problem and was discussing placing her in a rehab program after the funeral. More»

Xanax, Ativan, Valium found in Whitney Houston's room

(NEWSER) - It will likely be weeks before we know the official cause of Whitney Houston's death, but the fact that bottles of Xanax, Valium, and Ativan were found in her room is shining a light on the dangers of prescription drug abuse, and the real risk of accidental overdose. An estimated 27,000 people died from accidental drug overdoses in the US in 2007, one death every 19 minutes, according to the most recent figures available from the CDC, reports ABC News . Prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest growing drug problem. More»

Houston's daughter confronts police outside hotel room

(NEWSER) - Specifics are still sketchy in yesterday's sudden death of Whitney Houston . But here's what's beginning to trickle in:

• Houston was found by a member of her entourage on the floor of her Beverly Hills hotel room around 3:30pm, reports the LA Times . Paramedics were called at 3:43pm, and tried CPR for 20 minutes, but were unable to revive her, and she was pronounced dead at 3:55pm.
• No illegal drugs have been found in the room, but TMZ reports that Houston was taking Xanax, and it is possible that she drowned in her bathtub . Combined with alcohol, Xanax can cause extreme sleepiness; the gossip site speculates that Houston fell asleep in the tub.