Dee Dee Ramone's death confirmed as heroin overdose

An LA coroner has confirmed that Dee Dee Ramone, who died in June, was killed by a heroin overdose. Tests during a post-mortem examination found he had a lethal amount of heroin in his body – an overdose was suspected when a syringe was found near his body. In his autobiography ‘Lobotomy: Surviving the Ramones’ Dee Dee Ramone, real name Douglas Glenn Colvin, wrote of his struggle with drug and alcohol abuse.