Rick James, 56 died on August 6th in his sleep. A coroner found 9 drugs in his system. Amount of drugs not toxic. Death due to heart attack and natural causes. Long term drug use had caused organ damage.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/16/rick.james.reut/index.html
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