A tale of two overdoses
Hello everyone,
Like any good reporter (or blogger in my case) I wait until all the facts are in. And here are the facts in the case of Heath Ledger:
The initial autopsy took place on January 23, 2008 and proved inconclusive beyond that Heath had drugs in his system. The second autopsy was completed and the results given on February 6, 2008 as quoted by the Chief Medical Examiner:
“Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine. … We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications.”
There it is media, an unfortunate accident due to misuse of prescription drugs. I am torn between being angry about Heath dying for such a stupid reason and understanding what it means to be overworked. But this isn’t about me but his family and his daughter and Ms. Williams, the mother of Matilda Rose.
I once again give them my condolences, to his parents and sisters I am sorry.
Michelle, I wish you luck in all things and your daughter is the most important thing to focus on. Life must get better eventually.
Not going to admonish the media too much for exploiting this, turning an accident into a seedy affair. A man died, it was tragic, leave it at that.
your Origami reporter,
L.Manly
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February 11th, 2008 at 8:06 am
The tragedy is that the medical establishment is handing out meds like penny candy. You don’t have to be a Hollywood star. My 75 year old mother said she was having trouble sleeping. Instead of the doctor asking about her lifestyle factors (too much caffeine, not enough exercise, stress) they just wrote her several perscriptions. All the same as Heath was taking. That on top of the Lipitor that they handed out instead of putting her on a diet program.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:11 pm
They all want to medicate your problems away. Ads on TV are always encouraging us to “ask your doctor” for this or that. Lunesta and Ambien are always on TV. Viagra for your broken penis, lipitor because you eat too much greasy crap, stay awake, go to sleep, restless legs, etc. Drug companies teach us to self medicate, too. And does ANYONE but me actually read those little pamphlets they give you with the prescriptions when you pick them up?