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Playboy model Masuimi Max died from a fentanyl and cocaine overdose aged 45 in January.
The model and actress, who also appeared in Maxim and was featured in a Samuel L. Jackson and Ice Cube movie, was found dead at her Las Vegas home on Thursday, January 25.
Her death has been ruled accidental, per TMZ.
Police officers received a call before before 8:30 AM PT and responded to Masuimi's home, where they found her.
It takes just a small dose of fentanyl to cause an overdose. Just two milligrams - the equivalent of five grains of salt - is enough to cause death.
Playboy model Masuimi Max died from a fentanyl and cocaine overdose aged 45 in January (pictured January 1 2024)
Aside from being a model she starred in a few films, and had an uncredited role in xXx: State of the Union, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Ice Cube; Seen in a still with ice Cube and Xzibit
Fentanyl was originally developed in Belgium in the 1950s to aid cancer patients with their pain management. Given its extreme potency it has become popular amongst recreational drug users.
Overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl jumped from nearly 10,000 in 2015 to nearly 20,000 in 2016 - surpassing common opioid painkillers and heroin for the first time.
The ultra-strong opioid being cut with virtually every street drug in the country killed a record 75,000 Americans in 2021, the equivalent of 1,500 lives lost every week.
Because it is cut into other popular drugs, many people who die of overdoses do not know they are taking fentanyl. Fentanyl has been partially blamed for America's sharp fall in life-expectancy over the past three years.
Her last Instagram post was from six days before her death, advertising an upcoming event she was going to take part in.
The star also shared a recent video in October 13, 2023, where she was pictured modeling a black leather top and pants, while rocking a platinum blonde mohawk.
Max has appeared in a number of publications, after starting her modeling career back in 2000.
