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Heath Ledger's Accidental Overdose - Discussion Thread (Was: Breaking News)
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: RossInIllinois on February 06, 2008, 02:25:23 pm ---Lets not feel this outcome is good. He still died as a drug abuser. It makes no difference that they were perscribed meds folks.
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He died apparently as a result of accidentlaly or unintentionally taking too many prescription medications in combination. I don't care what the Law or Medicine calls it. In common parlance, "drug abuser" has connotations that simply do not apply to Heath Ledger's tragic death.
Ellemeno:
I may regret continuing here, because I know we all are hurting, and I don't want my words to cause anyone to feel worse (and I hate having people mad at me), but I am resistant to the word "accidental" here. I DON'T think it was deliberate, but it WAS as a result of his own extreme actions. Not quite completely accidental.
That's just such a heck of a combo to have in one's system at once. I may be really naive, but I am stunned that anyone would take that many serious drugs in a short time span. Most of them I have heard enough about that I would recoil from taking even one of them. To have mixed that many is beyond imagining for me, I would be so paranoid of what they would do.
nakymaton:
--- Quote from: yb on February 06, 2008, 12:12:08 pm ---I read this on another forum, Kim Ledger's statement:
...<snip>We treasure our beautiful granddaughter Matilda (to our dear Michelle) as well as an unbelievably wonderful network of close friends, forever, around the world. Families rarely experience the uplifting, warm and massive outpouring of grief and support as have we, from every corner of the planet. This has deeply and profoundly touched our hearts and lives. We are eternally grateful....</snip>
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:'( :'( :'( :'(
(I agree that there's a lesson to be learned about respecting the dangers of prescription medications. But mostly I'm just sad. And Kim Ledger's statement is very moving.)
souxi:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on February 06, 2008, 03:45:00 pm ---I may regret continuing here, because I know we all are hurting, and I don't want my words to cause anyone to feel worse (and I hate having people mad at me), but I am resistant to the word "accidental" here. I DON'T think it was deliberate, but it WAS as a result of his own extreme actions. Not quite completely accidental.
That's just such a heck of a combo to have in one's system at once. I may be really naive, but I am stunned that anyone would take that many serious drugs in a short time span. Most of them I have heard enough about that I would recoil from taking even one of them. To have mixed that many is beyond imagining for me, I would be so paranoid of what they would do.
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Well Clairissa at the end of the day, the only person who REALLY knows what happened is Heath, and he isn,t here any more to tell us. We,ll never really know will we. He,s gone and there really aint no way to fix it. God knows I wish there was. :'( :'( :'( :'(
SFEnnisSF:
--- Quote from: Snavel del Snork Snater Snuit on February 06, 2008, 12:05:34 pm ---I'm still too baffled to even think straight. I can't understand why I feel relieved. I guess I'm relieved because, as I thought, it wasn't hard drugs that killed him and he didn't kill himself. On the other hand, his death could have been prevented. That makes me so angry. I don't know at whom.
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Same here. I'm blaming the pharm companies. IMO, the pharm companies killed Heath Ledger! >:(
And I'm mad as hell about it. >:(
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