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  "title": "Hayden Panettiere died from fentanyl, other drugs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hayden-panettiere-died-from-fentanyl-other-drugs",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:34:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
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  "account": "Greenville County Coroner's Office revealed that actress Hayden Panettiere passed away from a combination of fentanyl, alprazolam, methocarbamol, and quetiapine, according to The New York Times. The 36-year-old, famous for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, had an accidental death with no signs of physical trauma. Alprazolam, popularly known as Xanax, is used to treat anxiety, while methocarbamol, also known as Robaxin, is a muscle relaxant. Quetiapine, or Seroquel, is an antipsychotic drug used to manage schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, was found to contribute to 30% of adult deaths between ages 25 to 34 in 2022, as reported by The New York Times. Hayden Panettiere was discovered unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at her Greenville, South Carolina home on August 16, and despite resuscitation efforts, she was pronounced dead that afternoon. Panettiere was found with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, who pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring Panettiere in 2021.",
  "summary": "Greenville County Coroner’s Office ruled the Heroes star's death accidental.",
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        "title": "Hayden Panettiere died from accidental overdose involving fentanyl, coroner says",
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