"As a family we recognize this report may spark a further discussion on the opioid crisis and we feel that it is a healthy and necessary discussion and we hope in some way this report can save lives. "We knew before the report was shared with us that he was prescribed various pain medications for a multitude of issues including Fentanyl patches and we feel confident that this was, as the coroner found, an unfortunate accident," they wrote. In a post on Facebook, Petty's wife, Dana, and his daughter Adria revealed the details of the singer's autopsy report and shared their thoughts on the coroner's conclusion. Tom Petty 's autopsy results are in, and they show the singer died from an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications. The Los Angeles County coroner ultimately determined that several of the musician's organs failed as a result of "mixed drug toxicity." On the day he died, Petty's fractured hip is said to have become broken, likely leading him to take more painkillers. The next chapter of the band's story was to involve smaller tours, possibly even smaller venues, and a tour revolving around Petty's excellent 1994 album Wallflowers, which had been awaiting a deluxe reissue at the time of the singer's death.The pain from his fractured hip reportedly worsened after he pushed himself to complete a 53-date tour.
The band had been playing arenas, clubs, halls, stadiums, and everything in between for the last 40 years. The 40th anniversary Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers tour was expected by Petty and the band to be their last giant, full-scale tour. On the day he died, he was informed his hip had graduated to a full-on break and it is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his overuse of medication." "Despite this painful injury, he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury.
The statement reiterates that the overdose was accidental. Petty gave it his all during his performances, much like Prince, and more than likely over did it on stage, leading to more pain afterwards. The statement mentions the ill health and intense pain that Petty was in while he was on tour, which had previously been discussed by the Heartbreakers shortly after his death. Tom Petty's family released a statement on the official website of the band after they learned the cause of death. The singer was rushed to the hospital where he later died at the age of 66, just a few weeks shy of his 67th birthday. Petty was found unconscious in his home on October 2nd, just days after the conclusion of the triumphant 40th anniversary Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tour. County, says Petty passed away at 8:43 PM on Oct. Fentanyl is a very powerful opioid that was also responsible for Prince's death back in 2016 as well. 2 TMZ has obtained Tom Petty’s death certificate which does not identify his official cause of death. Other medications included generic Restoril, which is a sleep aid and generic Celexa, which treats depression. On October 2, 2018, Tom Petty, 66, died after a battle with. His family was by his side when he passed, and they noted that he went peacefully in his sleep. The news was confirmed by his longtime manager, Tony Dimitriades. Tom Petty’s death scene was reported to be peaceful and calm. Tom Petty died Monday night around 8:40pm surrounded by friends, family, and bandmates. Petty had been playing every night of his last tour on what was later discovered to be a broken hip and was reportedly in immense pain every day during the tour, going as far as to take a golf cart to the stage.Īccording to the autopsy, Tom Petty accidentally overdosed after he had taken several pain medications, including Fentanyl, oxycodone, and generic Xanax. After enduring years of struggle, the song’s commercial success gave Tom Petty a new lease on life. The coroner's office listed Petty's official cause of death as "multisystem organ failure due to resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest due to mixed drug toxicity," noting the singer suffered from coronary artery atherosclerosis and emphysema. After months of speculation, a medical examiner has determined that Tom Petty died from an accidental overdose back in October of last year.
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