‘Acute Intoxication’ From Drugs Killed Actor Ledger, Examiner Finds

The New York City medical examiner has found the cause of actor Heathcliff Ledger’s death to be “acute intoxication” from a mix of prescription painkillers and anti-anxiety medication. Six bottles of pills had been found in the 28-year-old Oscar winner’s bedroom and medicine cabinet, but the cause of death took two weeks to determine after an initial autopsy the day following his death yielded no results. The medical examiner said in its

ruling that a combination of oxycodone, hydrocodone…

Original post by SARAH GARLAND

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