
TikTok star Cooper Noriega recently died, and his family confirmed that he was 19 at the time of his death. The police discovered his dead body in a Los Angeles parking lot in June.
A medical examiner performed the required tests to check the cause of his death.
The medical examiner performed a toxicology test to check whether he had drug traces in his system.
Later, the authorities released a statement in which they said that Noriega died from a drug overdose.
He died of the “combined effects” of alprazolam.
It is a medication known by its name Xanax, fentanyl, and lorazepam which is prescribed for patients dealing with sleep disorders and anxiety.
The Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner confirmed this medication to NBC News on Tuesday.
During the test, the medical examiner found traces of “clonazepam.” It is a medication also known as Klonopin, which is prescribed for patients suffering from serious anxiety problems.
As reported by the local authorities, his death was an accident. He died in the parking lot, and it was confirmed by the medical examiner.
Hours before his death, a TikTok video was posted in which it was captioned, “who else b thinking they gon d!€ young af.”
Later, the TikTok video was deleted.
When it was searched, it was found that Noriega has more than 3.2 million followers.
He was open about his drug use and his mental issues on social media.
Noriega had addressed his fans that he is planning on starting a Discord server so he can discuss his mental health problems.
He invited others to the server so that they could help him by supporting him through the messaging platform.
In an Instagram post describing his Discord server, Noriega said, “I’ve been struggling with addiction since I was 9 years old, you may think that’s crazy, but that’s the life i’ve been dealt.”
He added, “I would like to use the influence I’ve been given to create a space built on spreading awareness and normalizing talking about mental illness.”
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