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Friday, August 07, 2009

BLOC NEWS: Cocaine Contributed to Billy Mays Death

Rick James said it best on 'The Chappelle Show' "...cocaine is a hell of a drug," and it appears that the white powder has claimed yet another TV icon. The autopsy report states that heart disease was the primary factor for Billy Mays untimely death, however, the effects of cocaine abuse was discovered as a result of toxicology exams. The toxicologist's assessment was Billy Mays may had used the drug prior to death, but he was not under the influence of the drug at the time of death.
Billy Mays was best known for the energy he provided to his infomercials selling direct marketing products to the general public. He was most famously known for pitching Oxi Clean to a supermarket success. His storybook pitch career also lead him to be the co-star of a reality show called "The Pitchmen" that aired on the Discovery Channel.

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