TikTok star Cooper Noriega’s cause of death has been confirmed as an accidental drug overdose.

Six months after the 19-year-old was found dead in a mall parking lot in Los Angeles, the medical examiner revealed that he died from the combined effects of various benzodiazepines and fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that accounts for over half of all drug-related overdoses in the U.S.

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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner report showed alprazolam, sold under the generic name Xanax, and lorazepam, a sedative used for anxiety, in Noriega’s system. The report also noted he had been using clonazepam, or Klonopin, leading up to his death. His death was ruled an accident.

Noriega was open about his struggles with mental health and addiction. Shortly before his death, he posted on Instagram about his feelings and shared that he was creating a...