So SAD

Question

HEATH LEDGER
CAUSE OF DEATH
Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone,
diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine.
We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications      


I feel so for his family , another person lost too drugs

MizDemeanor · Answer

This death and Anna Nicole. I know this board must have been full of that buzz. Her death was one of the first things that made me look at what I was doing. Not enough to make me stop, lol, but it does make you think. Now Heath Leger. I remember when it was River Phoenix. So sad, and all the money and connections they have you know how easy it is to do. 
Peace.

FAITHFUL74 · Answer

I apologize to you and anyone else dealing with addiction. I meant no harm in what I said... I realize that addiction is not the same for everyone. I am thankful that I have had the ability to "kick the habit" if you will... My prayers are with their family as well.

In September of 2007 my best friend committed suicide because of an addiction to Oxycontin. We had been best friends since 9th grade and I was completely helpless to her. She had been married for 5 years and had a 4 year old son. She had a knee injury and was prescribed pain killers, when they doctors cut her off, she became desperate and broke into a home of some people she knew that had been prescribed pain meds and was caught stealing them. They decided for her own good to press charges against her. The day before her court appearance and sentencing... she overdosed intentionally... leaving nothing but a letter to her son. 

I know how real addiction is...

lostsoul2 · Answer

I know I am lucky to be alive.  For a while a few years ago I was taking two or three hydros during the day, cocaine all afternoon, and then Klonopin and Ambien to come down and got to sleep.  Sometimes with a Benadryl for good measure.  Then I almost never woke with the alarm, and swerved onto the shoulder on the way to work almost daily.  I've stopped almost everything but the Klonopin, and that's in low dosage.  Oh, and I was on Lexapro at the time too.  I'm 33 now, and lucky as hell to be alive.  When you are in the middle of these addictions you just don't see the danger.  I am so lucky.

CGR76 · Answer

I remember thinking (ironicly now) when i saw the ana nichole thing, that how pathetic one must be to let there life go down a bottle of pills. I felt like I was never gona be in that position. But here I am, and now I feel bad for those things back then.

avisg · Answer

That was how I was last year after Anna Nichole died the really freaked me out .

CGR76 · Answer

it was certanly a tragic event, not cuz he was famus, but another loss to drugs, to those darn pills that trick us into beleaving we are happier. When I saw the first reports last week, it sent me into panic mood, every dose I took I thought it would be my last. So thats when I decided to quit, and taper down. 

CGR

avisg · Answer

some were very strong benzos. I had take one of them for about 6 months at one time when I had very severe insomnia .I would take the pill and 20 mins later I was out for the next 8 hours .

shelby74 · Answer

It is very sad!  I was so shocked when I heard the news.  He must have been taking massive amounts of the stuff.  I look back when I used and somedays...I took SO much of everything I could get my hands.  I never got sick from it.  Maybe he just took the right combination, maybe he was not using for that long, who knows.  Makes no sense to me.  Then again, three of those drugs listed are Benzo's right?  Those things could knock me on my butt way more then the opiate's.

So tragic, his life cut so short.  I guess it could happen to any of us.  Maybe at times some of us were one pill away from a tragic ending.  Even more reason to stay clean!

liscamdave · Answer

WOW, I can totally sympathize...that is soo sad. What a tragedy....so sad. My heart goes out to his family.And his poor little girl..

Hope you are good girl...

xo, Lisa

oxyaddict420 · Answer

You are right, it should be a wake up call to people that abuse, but in reality for most addicts it just isn't!  Even though I have had an unlce die of an accidental overdaose at age 32 and he was my entire life, I still have not, or cannot stop taking these dang pills.. Now you would think it is enough to make me stop right?  It just not work that way for alot of addicts..  Good for you that you were not heavily using and abusing as you stated, but for some of us it is so bad and so heavy that it takes only professional help to get and stay clean, not just a tragedy.. Wish it did work like that though..

My thoughts and preyers go out to his friends and family as this was a very horrible tragedy!

oxyaddict420 · Answer

Did you see at the bottom of the page(not sure which news site I was at) but when it was explaining the drugs, and gicing what the generics were for..  

It stated that hydrocodone was just another name for IBprofen!  I was like WTF thats bullsh!t.............  

I know that isn't the biggest issue of all of this tragedy, but if someone reads that and really thinks that Hydrocodone is just IBprofen then that could speel more OD's, or just possibly confusion and who knows what could happen..  Did anyone else see this misprint, or maybe it was even just a un-informed person who made that statement.. Not sure..

dove3053 · Answer

It is sad. He had so much going for him. Maybe to much and that's how he got all those drugs.
Dove

oxyaddict420 · Answer

Yes it is a tragady! My fiancee pretty much had a crush on him, and when this happened she was very depressed and had a hard time coping with it. Not because of the crush, but more of the fact that this guy was a superstar actor and very young(both our ages) and it just hit home for her real hard..

FAITHFUL74 · Answer

When taking pills I not taken anywhere near what I had read others had been and were
taking, however... that was one of my biggest fears!!! Accidentally overdosing! I was so cautious of it that if I took even 1 pill and thought maybe I had already taken one and forgot about it, I would absolutely panic. Scared to death of something happening to me! This should be a call to anyone abusing prescription drugs to stop. I am so glad I did! I told my husband a few days ago while we were watching the news that I suspected that Heath Ledger had taken too many drugs and accidentally overdosed himself. When I heard this on the news this morning I was speechless!!!