Elvis Presley 'did NOT take drugs' - Father Vernon Presley on days before King's death
Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 aged just 42-years-old. The star was discovered in an unresponsive state on the bathroom floor of his home, Graceland, by his fiancée Ginger Alden. The star was later pronounced dead the following day at 3:30pm following attempts to revive him. The star’s death was rumoured to have been caused by a number of things, including a bad diet and overuse of illegal drugs. Vernon Presley, the star’s father, disputes these rumours completely.
The year after Elvis’ death Vernon wrote a lengthy article for Good Housekeeping magazine about his late son.
Within this article, Vernon addressed the notion that Elvis was on drugs throughout the last few years of his life.
He wrote: “During the final years of [Elvis’] life, he heard rumours that he was on cocaine.
“Elvis did take medication of several kinds, but it was all prescribed. For a while, he took diet pills, but he gave them up three years ago because he was afraid of them.”
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