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NYC Cops: DJ AM Death Looks Like Drug Overdose

Crack pipe, prescription bottles found in apartment

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 28, 2009 8:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – A drug overdose looks to be the cause of death for DJ AM, the celebrity disc jockey found today in a SoHo apartment, New York police tell the Post. A crack pipe and prescription drugs lay near the bed where Adam Goldstein, 36, died sometime in the past few days; bottles of pills were found in the kitchen and bedroom.

Rapper Jay-Z, left, performs with DJ-AM in Los Angeles, Oct. 15, 2008.
Rapper Jay-Z, left, performs with DJ-AM in Los Angeles, Oct. 15, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Celebrity disc jockey Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, is seen a 2006 photo.
Celebrity disc jockey Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, is seen a 2006 photo.   (AP Photo)
DJ AM arrives at an event in Malibu, Calif., March 9, 2009.
DJ AM arrives at an event in Malibu, Calif., March 9, 2009.   (AP Photo)
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COMMENTS
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riffran
Aug 30, 2009 10:22 AM CDT
addition is math, addiction is disease..lol
EpicFailGuy
Aug 30, 2009 9:41 AM CDT
Addiction isn't a disease you tard. It's his fault he ODed, no one elses. he's a fucking idiot.
cognitivefilter
Aug 29, 2009 6:27 AM CDT
gross/sad.

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