Diet Pills Heart Attack } Coroner on Bubba Smith Football Player


 
 
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The initial autopsy onBubba Smith indicates diet pills played a role in the football great's death in August, at the age of 66.
The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office tells E! News the cause of death was a combination of heart disease and acute phentermine intoxication. Phentermine is the generic name for a drug supplement that aids weight loss by decreasing appetite.
Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said the defensive end-turned actor also suffered from atherosclerosis and hypertension. A final coroner's report is due later this month.
Smith, famous for his Miller Lite commercials and Police Academy roles, was found dead in his Los Angeles-area home. It was initially reported that he had apparently died from natural causes.

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