Ledger’s Death Seen as Caution on Prescription Drugs
February 10th, 2008 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Heath Ledger’s father and others are casting the death of the young actor as a warning about the dangers of prescription drug use.
Reacting to the New York medical examiner’s ruling that Ledger, 28, died of an accidental overdose of multiple painkillers and sedatives, the actor’s father, Kim Ledger, 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.”
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