A coroner’s report has revealed that singer and rapper Aaron Carter died from drowning in a bathtub due to taking sedatives and inhaling gas from a spray cleaner. The report says that the younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter was found dead at his home in Lancaster, California, at the age of 34.
Sheriff’s deputies had seen him alive on November 4 when they visited his house after he had been seen “huffing” an inhalant on an Instagram live video. The report notes that the sedative alprazolam and the compressed gas difluoroethane were found in his system. These two substances are believed to have incapacitated him while he was in the tub, leading to his drowning.
Carter, who began performing as a child in the 1990s, had a well-known history of substance abuse and multiple interactions with local police regarding the issue, the report said. The singer had a particular history of inhalant abuse and a recent relapse, the report added.
In 2019, he talked about his substance abuse struggles in an episode of “The Doctors” talk show, where he detailed his inhalant abuse issues and disclosed that he was taking medications for acute anxiety and bipolar disorder.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drug overdose deaths rose by nearly 30% from 2019 to 2020. The agency’s most recent data shows that 93,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, with synthetic opioids like fentanyl driving the surge. Many health experts attribute this increase to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has upended the social and economic norms of many Americans, leading some to substance abuse.
The untimely death of Aaron Carter has shocked his fans, and the coroner’s report has revealed the tragic circumstances surrounding his death. As drug overdose deaths continue to rise in the United States, it is essential to address the underlying issues of substance abuse and find ways to provide help to those in need.
