Death
Goldstein was found dead in his New York City apartment on August 28, 2009, from an apparent drug overdose. Drug paraphernalia, including a crack pipe and a bag of crack cocaine, were found in the apartment. The New York medical examiner subsequently determined that Goldstein's death was an accident caused by an "acute intoxication" from a combination of cocaine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, lorazepam, clonazepam, alprazolam, diphenhydramine and levamisole (a drug used to cut cocaine).
After a memorial service, Goldstein was interred at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, a Jewish cemetery in Los Angeles on September 2, 2009. The following day, a memorial was held at the Hollywood Palladium.
Eminem paid tribute to Goldstein on the 2010 song "Talkin' 2 Myself", rapping "Rest in peace to DJ AM/'cause I know what it's like/I struggle with this shit every single day." Eminem also battled an addiction to prescription medication and nearly died from an overdose in late 2007.
In August 2011, several top DJs paid tribute to DJ AM at the Vanity Nightclub in the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas.
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