Autopsy found traces of drugs after Hastings death

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7 pointsubasu4 comments

"After 14 years of sobriety, journalist Michael Hastings had returned to drugs and had traces of amphetamine and marijuana in his system... "

Although Hastings 'falling off the wagon' is the most probable scenario, anyone who would entertain a possible conspiracy to kill Hastings might also think such conspirators capable of drugging him.

If it's a conspiracy, it's a great way to cover it up ("oh, he was driving under the influence of drugs") and to smear his character.

It falls short because the amount was inconsequential according to the report.

"Amphetamines" could mean Adderall - wouldn't be entirely surprising for a journalist who'd stayed up all night.

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