Wednesday, February 6, 2008

More on (moron?) Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said. The cause of death was "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine," spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a statement. The drugs are the generic names for the painkiller OxyContin, the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is a widely used prescription painkiller.

In a statement released through Ledger's publicist, Ledger's father: "While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy. Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage."

WP: Of course. I'm sure he should have been WARNED not to take five or six different prescription drugs ALL AT ONCE. Let's sue the doctors and pharmacists.


C'mon, now. Heath WAS a good actor. However, it's obvious he had a drug problem, so quit bullshitting everyone (including yourselves) by placing the blame elsewhere.

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