The surviving family of late rock legend TOM PETTY has issued this statement, "Our family sat together this morning with the Medical Examiner – Coroner’s office and we were informed of their final analysis that Tom Petty passed away due to and accident drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications."On 10/2/2017, TOM PETTY of legendary U.S.A. rock legends TOM PETTY and THE HEART BREAKERS was found unconscious and unresponsive in his MALIBU, CALIFORNIA home and was taken to a Santa Monica hospital in cardiac arrest, as he was on life support and died after 8PM PST at 66.
According to media, autopsy and toxicology reports, TOM PETTY died of a lethal cocktail of prescription medications including Fentanyl patches, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.
TOM PETTY and THE HEART BREAKERS just finished the bands 40th anniversary tour.
TOM PETTY and THE HEART BREAKERS unleashed "HYPNOTIC EYE", 7/29/2014 via WARNER BROTHERS/REPRISE.
ITP V.018 EDITORS NOTE: Thank you TOM PETTY and THE HEARTBREAKERS for all the great music.
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FROM WASHINGTON POST:
Tom Petty was a heroin addict in the '90s. Here's why he's finally ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../tom-petty-was-a-heroin-addict-in-the-90s-heres-...
http://beta.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-tom-petty-drug-cause-death-20180119-story.html
FROM CNN.COM:
http://edition.cnn.com/2018/01/19/health/tom-petty-cause-of-death/index.html
FROM TOM PETTY'S ESTATE:
Our family sat together this morning with the Medical Examiner – Coroner’s office and we were informed of their final analysis that Tom Petty passed away due to an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications.
Unfortunately Tom’s body suffered from many serious ailments including emphysema, knee problems and most significantly a fractured hip.
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.
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 over use of medication.
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.
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. Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications.
On a positive note we now know for certain he went painlessly and beautifully exhausted after doing what he loved the most, for one last time, performing live with his unmatchable rock band for his loyal fans on the biggest tour of his 40 plus year career. He was extremely proud of that achievement in the days before he passed.
We continue to mourn with you and marvel at Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' incredible positive impact on music and the world. And we thank you all for your love and support over the last months.
Thank you also for respecting the memory of a man who was truly great during his time on this planet both publicly and privately.
We would be grateful if you could respect the privacy of the entire Heartbreaker family during this difficult time.
Dana Petty and Adria Petty
(statement also available at www.tompetty.com)
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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.
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. Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications.
On a positive note we now know for certain he went painlessly and beautifully exhausted after doing what he loved the most, for one last time, performing live with his unmatchable rock band for his loyal fans on the biggest tour of his 40 plus year career. He was extremely proud of that achievement in the days before he passed.
We continue to mourn with you and marvel at Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' incredible positive impact on music and the world. And we thank you all for your love and support over the last months.
Thank you also for respecting the memory of a man who was truly great during his time on this planet both publicly and privately.
We would be grateful if you could respect the privacy of the entire Heartbreaker family during this difficult time.
Dana Petty and Adria Petty
(statement also available at www.tompetty.com)
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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