Rick James Had Nine Different Drugs In His System When He Died Coroner detects cocaine, meth and prescription drugs. by Alyssa Rashbaum Rick James (file) Rick James had nine different drugs in his system when he died in August, including cocaine and methamphetamine, according to a toxicology report. The coroner's findings, released Thursday, noted that prescription medications for anxiety,pain relief and heart failure, including Valium and Vicodin, were found in his body as well, according to Reuters. None of the drugs or drug combinations, however "were found to be at levels that were life-threatening in and of themselves," the report...