TELEVISION - Feb. 6, 1992

Raphael Ruling: The combined effects of several legally prescribed drugs and non-prescription drugs caused the accidental death of Sally Jessy Raphael’s daughter, the Bucks County, Pa., coroner announced Wednesday. The drugs alone were “certainly not lethal or overdose levels,” but “their collective effects were enough to cause respiratory arrest,” he said. Allison Vladimir, 33, was found unconscious in bed early Sunday in a private home behind a bed-and-breakfast inn owned by Raphael. The coroner said there was no evidence that she intended to end her life. Vladimir’s weight and cigarette smoking were ruled to have been contributing factors. She was about 5-foot-6 and weighed more than 200 pounds.