Dmx, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley: These Celebrities Who Died Of A Drug Overdose

American rapper Earl Simmons alias "DMX" died on Friday April 9, following three heart attacks at his home, triggered by a drug overdose. The 50-year-old star ultimately died at White Plains Hospital in New York City, after being on life support for days. But, he is not the only celebrity to die in this tragic situation, on the contrary. Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston and Elvis Presley have also been taken away by drugs.

The death of DMX at the age of 50 is a pretext to talk about all these world stars of showbiz, who have been swept away by this scourge of overdose. While the world continues to mourn DMX (Dark Man X), Afrik.com tries to identify you celebrities who have died of a drug overdose. Indeed, Michael Jackson is the most popular of all. Known as the King of Pop, Michael Jackson died while lying in his bed at home.

His doctor tried to resuscitate him, but his efforts were unsuccessful. The singer died from the combination of drugs in his body. The most important drugs being the anesthetic Propofol and the anxiolytic lorazepam. He was considered one of the most important cultural figures of the XX ^th century. His doctor was subsequently convicted of manslaughter, culpable and sentenced to 4 years in prison.

Singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse was also found dead in her London apartment in July 2011. She died of accidental alcohol poisoning. Amy was known for her deep and expressive contralto voice, which made her the first British woman to win five Grammy Awards. She rose to fame thanks to the Grammy Award winning album “Back to Black”.

American Whitney Houston was also found dead in a bathtub, in a Beverly Hills Hilton hotel room, just before the Grammy Awards in 2012. The singer was found unconscious with her body submerged in the bathtub. The cause of Whitney's death was drowning, but later cocaine was found in her blood, indicating that the singer used the substance shortly before her death. Whitney was only 49.

Known as the "King of Rock and Rol" in 20 ^th century, Elvis Presley died in August 1977 at age 42. The singer of "I can't help falling in love" was found unconscious by his girlfriend Ginger Alden on the bathroom floor of his house. He was later pronounced dead in hospital. The cause of his death was an overdose of prescription drugs, including codeine, valium, morphine, and demerol.

Other celebrities have also died in almost similar circumstances, such as the American model and singer actress Marilyn Monroe, in August 1962, at her home in Brentwood. Canadian actor Corey Monteith also died at the age of 31 from a deadly cocktail of heroin and alcohol on July 13, 2013.

In February 2010, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen committed suicide after ingesting a cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine and hanging himself. Alexander was battling depression after the death of his mother, which caused him to get out of control, causing him to take several medications. American rock icon Kurt Cobain died by suicide in April 1994 at his home in Seattle, ingesting heroin and diazepam.