NEW YORK (AP):

DJ AM had prescription pills in his stomach and one in his throat when police found him dead in his apartment, a New York City official said yesterday.

The official told The Associated Press that six pills were found in the celebrity disc jockey's stomach and that the pill in his throat appeared to be the powerful painkiller OxyContin.

The official didn't know how strong a dose each pill contained and wasn't sure what kind of pills were in DJ AM's stomach.

The official was familiar with the preliminary autopsy report released last week but was not authorised to talk publicly about it and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The 36-year-old, whose real name was Adam Goldstein, was found last Friday evening in his apartment in New York City's trendy SoHo neighbourhood after a friend called for help. Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him, shirtless and wearing sweat pants, in his bed around 5:20 p.m. There was no evidence of foul play.

A crack pipe and prescription pill bottles were discovered. Final autopsy and toxicology reports are pending.

Goldstein had openly discussed past addictions to crack cocaine, Ecstasy and other drugs. In October, MTV was to debut his reality show, Gone Too Far, in which he and concerned families staged interventions for drug abusers. MTV hasn't said whether Goldstein's show will air.