CNN: Ledger died of accidental overdose

[pressboxramblings07]

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/06/heath.ledger/index.html

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," the office said in a short statement. "We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications."

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Jesus.
How'd he take his pills, with a funnel?

 

[Football_Bat]

Rush Limbaugh is still in rookie ball.

 

[Bob Slydell]

I'm very shocked by this news.

Hell, Winona Ryder thinks that's too many prescription pills.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Rush Limbaugh is still in rookie ball.

SCORRRRRRRRREEEE!

 

[hockeybeat]

Rush Limbaugh is still in rookie ball.

SCORRRRRRRRREEEE!

Speaking of, Rushie has an intern going from pharmacy to pharmacy to fill his 'scrips.

 

[Bob Slydell]

Rush Limbaugh is still in rookie ball.

At least there was no viagra in Ledger's body

 

[Football_Bat]

Rush Limbaugh is still in rookie ball.

At least there was no viagra in Ledger's body

Ledger never had to learn to bunt.

 

[andyouare?]

Read those labels people!

If I take more than two aspirin in four hours, my tummy hurts. How the hell do you down that many pills? Spoonful of sugar?

 

[Bob Slydell]

Well, it does make the medicine go down. In a most delightful way.

 

[jgmacg]

Sad as this is, I'll object here to the use of the word "accidental." I think "unintended" gets closer to what happened. If you're knowingly downing that many different 'scrips, it's hardly an accident that you die.

I haven't seen a list like that since James Brown's wife died.

 

[Armchair_QB]

How can this be ruled an accident. That many pills makes it look like he wanted to check out.

 

[Ace]

Elvis would have been impressed. Who prescribed all those, Dr. Nick?

 

[Football_Bat]

So Ledger contained more liabilities than assets?

(bad accounting joke)

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

There's no way one doctor prescribed all that, right?

 

[zagoshe]

I'm really shocked that a Hollywood celebrity died of an overdose.....

 

[Mizzougrad96]

There's no way one doctor prescribed all that, right?

I read somewhere that a lot of the stuff had been prescribed by a Doc in London, where they shot some of The Dark Knight...

But, a celeb can get any prescription drug anytime they want...

 

[Flash]

I'm really shocked that a Hollywood celebrity died of an overdose.....

Indeed. Tomorrow's headline: The sky is blue!

 

[slappy4428]

Read those labels people!

If I take more than two aspirin in four hours, my tummy hurts. How the hell do you down that many pills? Spoonful of sugar?

With Alcohol... geez...

 

[shockey]

no way anyone can rule this an "accidental overdose." how can "accidental" be interpreted by a medical examiner? gotta believe the report is intended for the benefit of the survivors, mostly his daughter down the road.

what purpose is served by ruling it a suicide, when there's no note? not saying it was suicide, i have no clue. but neither does the m.e., imo.

geez.