humanities.lit.authors.shakespeare

On Jan 24, 1:47 am, "John W. Kennedy" wrote:
>
> Roundtable wrote:
>
> > On the 22., poor Heath Ledger died.
> > Apparently, he took AMBIEN sleeping pills, which have awful
> > side effecs - people do things they can't remember doing. One woman
> > woke up with a paintbrush in her hand after having painted the front
> > door, another jumped off a balcony, people have sex or make
> > phone calls, then cannot recal these acts later.
> > Why is such a dangerous drug still on the market?
>
> Because, as far as can be determined, it does more good than harm, at
> least when used under a doctor's supervision.

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"six different types of prescription drugs" now blamed...

(quote, excerpts)


Hollywood actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of six
different types of prescription drugs, New York authorities have
revealed.

The city medical examiner's spokeswoman said Ledger died "as the
result of acute intoxication by the combined effects" of the different
drugs.

They include painkiller Oxycontin and anti-anxiety drugs Valium and
Xanax.

Spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said: "What you're looking at here is the
cumulative effects of these medications together."

Traces of painkiller ibuprofen and sleeping pills, Restoril and
Unisom, were also found in Ledger's blood.

Ledger's father Kim said: "While no medications were taken in excess,
we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved
lethal for our boy.

"Heath's accidental death serves as a caution to the hidden dangers of
combining prescription medication, even at low dosage."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7231084.stm