February 6th, 2008
Heath Ledger’s Death Was Due To Accidental Drug Overdose
According to the medical examiner’s office, Ledger took "prescribed therapeutic doses … or less" of each medication he ingested. However, the medications were not meant to be taken together. The cumulative effect was that the actor’s brain stem function that controls breathing was impaired and Ledger "fell asleep and never woke up."
"It would be inconceivable that one doctor would give one patient all of those medications," ABC News medical editor Dr. Tim Johnson said.
I hesitate to take 2 Tylenol, so I don’t know how anyone would 6 different medications and think that’s safe.
Ali – update – Check out this video of Heath doing lines of cocaine at a party and he says he used to smoke 5 joints a day! video
