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By Actress died from a combination of prescription drugs. Brittany Murphy Photo: Michael Bezjian/ WireImage Brittany Murphy died from a combination of pneumonia, anemia and prescription medication, according to the Los Angeles Coroner’s report released Thursday (February 25). The report’s findings should dispel gossip that the “8 Mile” and “Clueless” actress abused alcohol and illegal drugs or was dangerously underweight. The pattern of the elevated levels of drugs in her blood “suggest treatment of symptoms of a cold or other respiratory infection,” the report reads. “There is no history of alcohol or drug abuse” and “the body appears well developed, normally muscular and slim but not excessively thin.” The 84-page report said that hydrocodone and acetaminophen — both components of Vicodin — were present in her bloodstream, as well as chemicals that are active ingredients in drugstore medicine and some inhalers. Murphy top-lined star vehicles like “Uptown Girls” and “Little Black Book,” appeared in the comic book flick “Sin City” and voiced a main character on Fox’s long-running “King of the Hill.” She was found unresponsive in her Hollywood Hills home Deccember 20. She was 32. Both her husband and mother attempted to revive her. She was pronounced dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The coroner ruled her death accidental but preventable. Murphy had several projects in the works at the time of her death. “Something Wicked” and “Abandoned,” co-starring Dean Cain, had both finished shooting. Related Photos Brittany Murphy: A Career Retrospective

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Brittany Murphy Autopsy Reveals No Signs Of Alcohol Or Drug Abuse