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[Georgia]

Då verkar det som om utredning om Ledgers död är klar. En blandning av olika mediciner är visst orsaken.

Heath Ledger dog av en oavsiktlig drogöverdos
Skådespelaren Heath Ledger, 28, dog av en oavsiktlig drogöverdos, rapporterar AP. Dödsorsaken offentliggjordes på onsdag eftermiddag.

New York City medical examiner's slår fast att den australiensiske skådespelaren Heath Ledger dog av en oavsiktlig överdos av droger. Skådespelaren hade tagit en blandning av sömnpiller, smärtstillande och ångestdämpande medicin, uppger AP.
- Heath Ledger dog av akut förgiftning, säger Ellen Borakove, taleskvinna för New York medical examiner's.
Spår av OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Restoril och Unisom fanns i skådespelarens blod.
Heath Ledger hittades död i en lägenhet på Manhattan i New York för två veckor sedan.

[Cartman]

Jupp, AP har följande att säga och det är dom som Expressen citerar.

AP - Accidental Pill Overdose Killed Ledger

Feb 6, 10:47 AM EST

Accidental Pill Overdose Killed Ledger

By AMY WESTFELDT
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of painkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and other prescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday

The cause of death was "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine," spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a statement.

The drugs are the generic names for the painkiller OxyContin, the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is a widely used prescription painkiller.

Borakove wouldn't say what concentrations of each drug were found in Ledger's blood, or whether one drug played a greater part than another in causing his death.

"What you're looking at here is the cumulative effects of these medications together," she said.

The ruling comes two weeks after the 28-year-old Australian-born actor was found dead in the bed of his rented SoHo apartment. Police found bottles of six types of prescription drugs, including sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication, in his bedroom and bathroom.

Ledger was discovered by his masseuse on Jan. 22 after she arrived for an appointment that afternoon. She entered his bedroom to set up for the massage and found him unresponsive, and proceeded to call Mary-Kate Olsen three times over the next 9 minutes before dialing 911. Ledger had been dead for some time, and police say no foul play occurred.

Ledger, nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Brokeback Mountain," had returned to New York from London days before his death, where he had been filming a $30 million Terry Gilliam film. He said in a November interview that his most recent completed roles in the Batman movie "The Dark Night" and Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There" had taken a toll, saying he couldn't sleep.

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told The New York Times. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." He said he had taken two Ambien pills, which only gave him an hour of sleep.

Ledger's family returned to the actor's hometown of Perth, Australia on Tuesday to prepare for his funeral. Arrangements were private.

In a statement released through Ledger's publicist, Ledger's father, Kim, said Wednesday: "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."

Edited by Cartman, 06 February 2008 - 17:05.

[Georgia]

Men deraS översättning av smärtstillande var ju inte det bästa precis
painkillers = drogöverdos

Edited by Georgia, 06 February 2008 - 17:02.

[Cartman]

Nope, Expressen, Aftonbladet med flera är inga direkt bra källor eftersom det ofta förekommer en massa stav och faktafel. Såg i Expressens artikel att AP var deras källa och sökte upp orginalartikeln istället.

Edited by Cartman, 06 February 2008 - 17:09.

[Spacer]

Nu kom jag sent in här, men tragisk historia. Blev chockad när nyheten kom. Tror Ledgers Joker kommer bli mycket bra.

Edited by Spacer, 04 March 2008 - 20:01.