Heath Ledger's initial autopsy might not have thrown up any clues as to why he died, but NYPD sources might have put their finger on one possible answer.
According to TMZ, five different types of pills were found in the apartment where Heath Ledger died – all prescibed to him – including Valium, Lorazepam, Xanax and two different types of sleeping pills.
However, while we await the toxicology report that's due late last week, pneumonia has been resolutely ruled out as a cause of Heath Ledger's sudden death.
The autopsy on Heath Ledger's body that took place yesterday didn't throw up nearly as much information as anyone had hoped. Pneumonia, which some had claimed Heath Ledger was suffering from, is no longer suspected as a cause of death, but that's about it. Toxicology reports and tissue sample tests mean that Heath won't be put to rest as soon as people would have liked.
But, as initially thought, it seems as if drugs had a hand in Heath Ledger's death. Although pills weren't 'scattered' around his body as was reported early on, TMZ has discovered that five different types of prescription drugs were found around Heath Ledger's apartment by the NYPD in the wake of his death:
NYPD sources tell TMZ that nearly full pill bottles containing the anti-anxiety medications Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium) and Lorazepam (Ativan) were found in the apartment. The sleeping medication Zoplicone (Lunesta) and the sedative Temazepam (Restoril) — which is used by people with "debilitating insomnia" — were also found.
Now it's just a waiting game to discover whether – as Heath's family has stated – his death was accidental or whether something more upsetting is at hand.
If it is determined that Heath Ledger was killed by an accidental overdose, then it'll just be another distressing parallel betwen Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith. Both died young – possibly of the same thing – and both left baby daughters behind. And, thanks to Heath Ledger's soon-to-be released turn as The Joker in The Dark Knight, both will be remembered for painting their faces like scary clowns.
We'll just have to wait and see.
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More Than Five Drugs Found in Heath's Apartment – TMZ
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I have at least 6 different types of prescription drugs in my apartment. What do I win?
Admittedly most of them aren’t mine, but still, no-one has said the drugs in Heath’s apartment actually belonged to him.
I guess if there’s any point to this comment, it is that being in possession of prescription drugs is usually a sign of “having been to a doctor” and not necessarily “having a drug problem”.
I FEEL REALLY SORRY HE WAS A REALLY,REALLY GOOD “ACTOR” I NEVER IMAGINE THAT HEATH WAS USING DRUGS. WE LOST SOME ONE VERY “IMPORTANT” HE WAS A CREATE “ACTOR” AND “PERSON”
HEATH LEDGER, REST IN PIS.
WE ALL ARE GOING TO MISS YOU,
I LOVE YOU.
AND I THINK THAT THOSE DRUGS WEREN’T HIS BECAUSE NO BODY CONFIRM THAT . I THINK THOSE DRUGS IN THE APARTMENT DID NOT BELONGED TO HIM.
HEATH I LOVE YOU
THOSE DRUGS WERENT HIS THEY DIDNT EVEN HAVE HIS ANME ON THEM THEY JUST WERE IN HIS BLOODE BY ACCIDENT IM A FUCKING MORON
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