Accidental Overdose
Filed under: Drugs > Australiastic > Heath Ledger
The toxicology results are in, and the NY Medical Examiner's Office ruled Heath Ledger's death an accident based on using and abusing too many prescription medications.
The actor died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.
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 Vicodin, a painkiller.
And, finally, we have resolution.
[Image via WENN.]
Posted: February 6, 2008 at 11:29 am



so sad. RIP Heath!!!!
first bitches!
Now all of those people who thought the worse can know and finally Heath can rest in peace. God bless him and his family.
What a shame.
Sad.
FIRST! !!
i thought we already established this?
RIP heath, your death is a great and tragic loss
I still cant belive it!!
rip
No kidding. But it's nice to have confirmation so the nitwits that have been persisting in throwing the "intentional death" crap theory around can officially shut up!
R.I.P. Mr Ledger
A tragedy, sort of.
So tragic.
Rest in Peace Heath
another drug addict gone, thank god
RIP heath!!!
So sad.
RIP heath, you will be missed!
oh wow i feel sorry for him well i hope hes in a better place
so sad
sad
May he rest in peace and his family, including Michelle also have peace
what happens to you in an accidential overdose that kills you?
so sad…never know if people mean to overdose or not. must have just been having a bad day.
so sad
:(
I wonder… will they reveal if it was an O.D. of sleeping pills or a drug interaction between 2 or more meds…
RIP Heath =[
How does "accidental overdose" equal "using and abusing" you fuckwit???
Now, can we let him RIP-no illegal drugs….let the rumors stop!!
may he rest in peace
1st
so saddd
R.I.P
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
so sad
It's horrible.. this doesn't bring closure at all. It just really shows how wasted his life was.. all because of an accident.
Absolutely tragic.
Wow….oxycodone "oxy-cottin" "roxies"…that is what Heroin addicts take when they cant score…its a time released pain medication that is very easy to overdose on. It is also very bad to mix with other drugs or alcohol. Since both my parents were struggling heroin addicts, my prayers go out to Michelle and Matilda. Heroin addiction is such a terrible thing….
just sad……who's next? When are people gonna learn?
Isn't "abusing" your word, Perez? Don't make shit up…
So sad…truly a tragedy
So Sad! RIP HEATH!!! You were truly a star!
He was such a cutie! RIP..
:) love you perez!!!!!!!
Accidental? You are a jerk Perez, an enabler…in the creation of this headline. The idiot actor died from a "drug overdose" by being "stupid and ignorant" nothing more. Just because he had scripts, does this mean he has no responsibilities to read the labels and follow doctor's orders?
Of course, common sense has no room either in your world of "accidents" right?
The guy was stupid and…a drug addict perhaps. However, he did pay the price for his decisions, right? Right, the selfish bastard is no out of others' lives…good riddance!
sad
=(
god bless him & his family.