Well I'm not suprised. He was a really great actor. Here's the link to the full story
Eyewitness News has learned no illegal substances were found in Heath Ledger's system at the time of his death according to the toxicology report.
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NEW YORK -- Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs that included painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.
"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine," medical examiner's spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a news release.
The drugs are the generic names for the OxyContin painkiller, the anti-anxiety drug Valium, Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is another name for ibuprofen.
The ruling comes two weeks after the 28-year-old Australian-born actor was found dead in the bed of his rented SoHo apartment. Police found bottles of six types of prescription drugs, including sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication, in his ...................................
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Comments: 45
he was someones son...
sadder still someones father...
I pray for confort for his wife to be and his daughter... I pray for the comfort of his family, parents brothers and sisters...
While I am saddened I do not pray for him, he is a child of God and has gone home...
what was the diagnosis that led to such a prescription...
There may indeed be some malpractice involved as there was with Elvis (yes he is dead) becouse his dr's over prescribed and did the one thing a dr is #1 not to do... they caused harm daily with the prescriptions...
While there may be severe negligence on the doctors part, only time will tell if the doc gets into trouble.
Blessings
The drugs were still being abused, and badly--- I don't know if it was a suicide or accidental. Neither does the ME that did the examination. But in the absence of a suicide note, or something else that would indicate premeditation, an "accident" is the only legal option available.
I'm wondering why a doctor would prescribe all those different drugs to him instead of limiting to two or three.
Never heard of "doctor shopping" eh ??? A man like this with the means and the money, could easily go to doctor after doctor, all over the world, to get what he wants.