'How to Eat Fried Worms' child star Blake Garrett's cause of death revealed
Former child actor Blake Garrett, known for his role in 'How to Eat Fried Worms', has died at age 33. The Oklahoma medical examiner confirmed the cause of death was an accidental fentanyl overdose.
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The death highlights the ongoing public health crisis regarding fentanyl and the challenges faced by former child stars in the entertainment industry.
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Add Page Six on Google “How to Eat Fried Worms” star Blake Garrett’s cause of death has been confirmed.
The former child star died on Feb. 8 at age 33 from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s report obtained by TMZ Monday.
Per the report, he was living in a sober living home located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Garrett was rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with shingles the week before his death, his mother, Carol, previously told the outlet.
At the time, the matriarch feared her son’s death might have been accidental, speculating that he might have been self-medicating.
The CDC defines shingles as a “painful rash,” which is “caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV), the same virus that causes chickenpox.”
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