Coroner: San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi died from combination of cocaine and alcohol

[RandySF]

Former San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi had cocaine in his system when he died last month, according to the San Francisco Medical Examiner's office.

According to the autopsy report, Adachi's cause of death was "acute mixed drug toxicity with cocaine and ethanol." The coroner also said that Adachi had a heart condition that contributed to his death. The levels of cocaine and alcohol were consistent with having been taken at some point during the date of his death on February 22. Adachi's death was ruled accidental.

Adachi started in 1987 as deputy public defender and went on to become a five-time elected public defender for the city.

According to the San Francisco Public Defender's office, 59-year-old Adachi was having dinner with a friend in North Beach when he began to have trouble breathing. Adachi was brought to an apartment near Coit Tower, and then taken to California Pacific Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.



http://www.ktvu.com/news/coroner-sf-public-defender-jeff-adachi-death-ruled-accidental-from-cocaine-and-alcohol

[Socal31]

1. How the heck am I still alive then? Licky.

Did enough of that combo to kill a horse.

RIP.

[mr_lebowski]

2. No heart condition?

That's generally always a factor in a cocaine OD, it doesn't generally kill people otherwise.

Plus I'm guessing you weren't 59 at those times?

BTW, who eats DINNER while on enough cocaine to DIE? That's just weird. I'd have been chain-smoking and blabbering endlessly, last thing I'd be doing is EATING.

[Socal31]

3. You nailed it.

Didn't see the age. Yes 59 is crazy for stimulants.