Presley Gerber Dies at 27 in Santa Monica Facility as Police Probe Suspected Overdose

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 6

Presley Gerber, 27, died on Sept. 20 at Resolutions Living in Santa Monica, just a day after arriving at the sober living facility.
Santa Monica police said they are investigating the death as a suspected overdose, while Gerber's family has asked for privacy and declined further comment.
Late-March Instagram posts showed Gerber pursuing ibogaine treatment and writing that he hoped it would end a long cycle of addiction.
More than two dozen first-person videos posted since early 2023 had documented his drug history and search for sobriety, turning his struggle into a public diary.

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