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Janis Joplin struggled with both heroin addiction and alcoholism during her life.

Heroin: Joplin was a regular user of heroin, especially in the final years of her life.

She also drank heavily, with Southern Comfort being her well-known drink of choice.

Date of death: October 4, 1970

Location: She was found dead in her hotel room at the Landmark Motor Hotel in Hollywood, California.

Cause: The official cause of death was a heroin overdose, likely compounded by alcohol.

It was reported that she had been using heroin from a particularly strong batch. Several others in her circle overdosed that same week.

She died at the age of 27, making her part of the so-called “27 Club” — a group of influential musicians and artists who died at that age, including Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison.