DJ AM’s Death Ruled Accident

As MTV.com reports, Adam Goldstein’s (aka DJ AM) death in August has been ruled accidental according to the New York medical examiner. DJ AM, who helped open a nightclub in Atlantic City in July — Dusk at Caesars — was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Aug. 28. According to MTV, “After a battery of toxicology tests, the New York City medical examiner’s office has determined that AM’s accidental death was caused by acute intoxication brought on by a cocktail of prescription drugs and cocaine, a spokesperson from the office confirmed.

DJ AM's final appearance at Dusk in Atlantic City. (Photo Nick Valinote)

DJ AM

“The toxicology report released on Tuesday says that the 36-year-old celebrity DJ (born Adam Goldstein) had cocaine; painkillers OxyContin and Vicodin; anti-anxiety meds Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax; antihistamine Benadryl and Levamisole (a drug used to cut cocaine) in his system when he was found dead on August 28.”

(Photo by Nick Valinote)

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