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Sat Nov 8, 2014, 02:14 AM Nov 2014

Robin Williams’s autopsy found no alcohol or illegal drugs [View all]

Source: Associated Press

Robin Williams’s autopsy found that no alcohol or illegal drugs were in his body when he killed himself at his Northern California home in August, sheriff’s officials said Friday.

The results released by the Marin County sheriff’s office found that the actor had taken prescription medications, but in “therapeutic concentrations.”

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Williams had two types of antidepressants in his system when he died, as well as a Parkinson’s medication, caffeine, and another ingredient found in tea and cocoa, the autopsy found.

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Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/robin-williamss-autopsy-found-no-alcohol-or-illegal-drugs/2014/11/07/05c9c580-66e9-11e4-836c-83bc4f26eb67_story.html

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I'm not sure if this makes me happy or sad Fearless Nov 2014 #1
Just because they're legal ... GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #6
PDF of coroner's report at TMZ bananas Nov 2014 #2
Seroquel CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #11
I was given Seroquel for insomnia....and after msanthrope Nov 2014 #12
The person I know that is taking this sh*t CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #14
Second and third opinions are always good. Some drugs don't work for everyone. msanthrope Nov 2014 #15
2nd and 3rd opinions are hard to get CountAllVotes Nov 2014 #16
its a terrible drug.. iamthebandfanman Nov 2014 #21
I'm suspicious of the Parkinson's drug, levodopa. Cleita Nov 2014 #3
Sad. That must have been such a dark morning for him. :( C Moon Nov 2014 #4
His death just rocked me LittleGirl Nov 2014 #5
I'm just waiting for the knee-jerk anti-meds reaction Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #7
Like this one? Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2014 #8
That's the kind of thing, yeah Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #9
Yeah... Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2014 #10
I deal with them all the time Prophet 451 Nov 2014 #19
I feel you. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2014 #20
"Robin Williams" and "autopsy" don't go well together. Kablooie Nov 2014 #13
Very similar to the stew of drugs in my blood, minus some. hunter Nov 2014 #17
He had Parkinson's. candelista Nov 2014 #18
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