▁rapidly ▁decl ined . ▁She ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁medic ations ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁months , ▁among ▁them ▁ster oid s . ▁After ▁taking ▁additional ▁medic ation ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁back ▁pain , ▁her ▁body ▁went ▁into ▁all erg ic - to xic ▁shock ▁on ▁April ▁ 8 , ▁causing ▁rapid ▁multiple ▁organ ▁failure . ▁Due ▁to ▁consistent ▁over med ic ation , ▁her ▁n erves ▁were ▁so ▁dam aged ▁that ▁pain kill ers ▁were ▁useless . ▁After ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁ag ony , ▁D ress el ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 . ▁An ▁aut ops y ▁revealed ▁traces ▁of ▁ 1 0 1 ▁different ▁medic ations ▁in ▁her ▁body . ▁ ▁After math ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Olympic ▁Sports ▁Association ▁( DO SB ), ▁do ping ▁was ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁athlet es ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁After ▁her ▁death , ▁a ▁ 1 2 0 - page ▁report ▁was ▁file d ▁where ▁D ress el ' s ▁death ▁has ▁been ▁officially ▁de emed ▁" due ▁to ▁unknown ▁reasons ", ▁but ▁German ▁do ping ▁anal yst ▁Werner ▁Fran ke ▁said : ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Olympic ▁Sports ▁Association ▁( DO SB ), ▁many ▁West ▁German ▁athlet es ▁" in ▁fear ▁fl ushed ▁their ▁medic ations ▁down ▁the ▁to ile t ", ▁but ▁soon ▁many ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁ways ▁of ▁do ping . ▁" Help ful " ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁general ▁la isse z - f aire ▁attitude ▁in