Amanda Peterson Overdosed After Self-Medicating on Morphine to Cope With Pain …

The late Amanda Peterson had a troubling life following the success of her 1987 classic Can't Buy Me Love — see her mugshots.

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The death of Amanda Peterson, best known for her role in the 1987 romantic comedy "Can't Buy Me Love," was the result of an

The Weld County Coroner's Office announced today that the death of actress Amanda Peterson was the result of an accidental overdose with the use of a combination of multiple drugs. Morphine was one of the drugs that the 

An autopsy has confirmed that Amanda Peterson died in July after she accidentally overdosed on morphine. The Weld County Coroner's Office confirmed that the 43-year-old actress had taken a friend's morphine prescription 

MD and Silver Spoons. But her career eventually foundered after her teen success and she left the entertainment industry altogether in 1994 after appearing in her last film Windrunner. Originally published as Amanda Peterson's cause of death revealed.