‘Euphoria’ star Angus Cloud accidentally overdosed on meth, cocaine, fentanyl, coroner says

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Actor Angus Cloud died in July of an accidental overdose of cocaine, fentanyl and other substances, a Northern California coroner’s office said Thursday.

Cloud’s cause of death was “acute intoxication” due to the “combined effects of methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines,” the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau said. The office confirmed the overdose was an accident.

The actor was declared dead at his parents’ home July 31 in Oakland. He was 25.

Cloud starred as the drug dealer Fezco “Fez” O’Neill on the HBO series “Euphoria.”

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In a statement at the time, his family said Cloud had been struggling with the death of his father.

“The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence,” according to the family’s statement.

ThePencilRain on September 21st, 2023 at 20:19 UTC »

Sounds like every dime of coke you can get in New England right now.

Protip: It's never coke.

whiskeyrocks1 on September 21st, 2023 at 20:02 UTC »

I’d bet this is just some really stepped on Coke. Dealers cut it with so many cheaper drugs now to keep the buzz high. It’s scary stuff.

dblan9 on September 21st, 2023 at 18:57 UTC »

Everybody out there is basically a bio-chemical engineer and I can barely mix a red bull and vodka properly.