what happened to river phoenix

River Phoenix was an actor who died on October 31, 1993, at the age of 23. He died of a drug overdose outside the Viper Room nightclub in Hollywood. Phoenix had a history of drug abuse, and although he had reportedly stayed sober for two months while filming the movie Dark Blood in Utah and New Mexico, he went on a "massive" drug binge when he returned to Los Angeles in late October 1993. On the night of his death, a bouncer escorted Phoenix outside the nightclub, where he dropped to the ground and started going into convulsions. Despite his loved ones calling 911, it was already too late to save him. The cause of death was a combined drug intoxication, specifically an overdose of cocaine and heroin.