Blake Garrett death ruled accidental fentanyl overdose

The cause of death for former child actor Blake Garrett has been determined to be an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to an official autopsy report released this week. Garrett, best known for his role in the 2006 family film "How to Eat Fried Worms," died on February 8 at the age of 33 while residing in a sober living house in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The summary report from the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, finalized and made public in recent days, lists the cause as acute fentanyl toxicity and rules the manner of death an accident. The findings confirm concerns previously expressed by Garrett's mother, Carol Garrett, who had told media outlets she believed her son's death was a tragic accident.

In the week preceding his death, Garrett had visited a Tulsa emergency room experiencing intense pain and was later diagnosed with shingles, a painful viral rash. His mother had speculated that he may have self-medicated to cope with the pain. She noted that her son had moved to Tulsa to focus on his sobriety and had been living a "really good life" after becoming sober three years prior to his death.

Garrett began his acting career as a child in his hometown of Austin,...