Health Ledger’s toxicology results have finally come back, and the NY Medical Examiner’s Office has claimed that Ledger’s death was an accident caused by combining too many doctor-prescribed medications.
Heath died of acute intoxication from ingesting oxycodone (OxyContin painkiller), diazepam (the anti-anxiety drug Valium), hydrocodone (Vicodin, a painkiller), alprazolam (Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug), temazepam, and doxylamine. (sleep aids). None of this medication was taken in excess, but even with low dosages, the combination proved lethal.
Heath’s mother Kim Ledger issued the following statement: “We remain humble as parents and a family, among millions of people worldwide who may have suffered the tragic loss of a child. Few can understand the hollow, wrenching, and enduring agony parents silently suffer when a child predeceases them. Today's results put an end to speculation, but our son's beautiful spirit and enduring memory will forever remain in our hearts.”
