Why monteith died

But addiction remained a spectre in his life and he kept using heroin intermittently during his time on the program. Glee creator Ryan Murphy says his stint in rehab in March and April came after an intervention by cast and crew on the Paramount lot in Los Angeles.

At the scene of his death, a hypodermic needle, spoon and two empty bottles of champagne were discovered. The third episode of Glee series five, titled The Quarterback , was a tribute to Cory and a celebration of his life was also held by Murphy and Michele twelve days after his death.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission. Payne-James said: " Cory was tragically unaware that his central nervous systems was already compromised because of the amount of alcohol he had consumed throughout the evening.

As his breathing slows his heart has a much more difficult time pumping oxygen around his blood. However, it was actually his effort to get rid of his "inner demons" and get off the drugs that helped cause his death. Payne-James explained that there was a "tragic irony" that the risk of a drug overdose dramatically increases in the first few months after leaving rehab.

He added: "Fresh from his month in rehab, Cory has lost the tolerance he built up after his long use. If drug users start back on the same drugs on the same level before they started rehab that can result in toxic and fatal consequences.

View on Twitter. Then gradually your mind catches up with your body. The mom-of-two said she confronted Monteith about his behavior, and even cut him off financially to try and stop him buying drugs. She also took him two his first two rehab stints, aged 15 then Sadly, she said rehab didn't work for her son and by his late teens he'd dropped out of school and was spend periods of time of the streets.

Following his second rehab stay, Monteith met an acting teacher who helped change his life, moving away from drugs and focusing on bit roles on TV until he landed his big part on Glee. McGregor said he wanted out of the "plastic" world but didn't want to go back on his word. Instead, drugs became his escape.

She said that both she and her son were hopeful for the future, that the best of his life was to come. Now she's focused on creating a legacy for her son, through Project Limelight, a free performing arts program for youths, and Amber Academy, a non-profit that empowers youth through fine arts.

His father Joe Monteith, admitted to abandoning his son at a young age and failing to make child support payments. In an emotional interview in , McGregor disclosed her belief that it was not having Joe around - whom she divorced when Cory was seven - that led the star to act out at young age. Although he may have had a strained relationship with his son and wasn't invited to the funeral, Joe discussed how he was adjusting with the loss.

He enjoyed life. That's why I was so shocked about the outcome of everything.