Friends of Brittany Murphy have blamed an alleged addiction to prescription drugs for the actress’ sudden death in Hollywood on Sunday morning.

Murphy’s mother found her lying unconscious in the shower of her Los Angeles home after hours of vomiting.
The late actress’ friends claim that she got hooked on the same prescription drugs that killed Michael Jackson — including Vicodin — after undergoing a series of cosmetic procedures.

The King of Pop was using the same drugs before his death last June.

“We have been very worried something like this was about to happen. Brittany has been living life on the edge,” London’s The Sun quoted a pal as saying. “She definitely had a drug problem and we have all begged her to seek help. Sadly our words fell on deaf ears,” the friend added.

Murphy was in the news earlier this month when she was reportedly fired from the independent thriller The Caller. Her publicist said the split resulted from creative differences. Brittany had earlier dismissed reports of using cocaine, rumors were also abuzz that she suffered from eating disorder. She denied both allegations in 2005.