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Who is responsible for Heath Ledgers death?
He was on prescription medication. Wouldn't it be his doctors fault for prescribing drugs that would be fatal if taken at the same time. Unfortunately I've been hearing more of this happening within the last few years.
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- Hmm00Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
He may have gone to several different doctors and pharmacys to get all those drugs. That happens a lot.
Take me for example, I see a regular doctor, plus an ENT doctor, plus my ob/gyn. They all three give me medicines but it is ultimately my responsibility to make sure those medicines don't interact with each other, and to tell my doctors EVERYTHING I am on.
If Heath didn't make sure his medications interacted then although it's harsh to say it's his own fault.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I think Heath Ledger is responsible for his own death. Just because he died from prescription drugs doesn't mean he took them according to directions. He may have dr. shopped, drunk alcohol with them, etc. Don't think I'm being heartless, my son died of a methadone overdose last week. He didn't have a prescription for it--God knows who he got it from and I would love to think it was someone else's fault, but ultimately, it was a risk he chose to take. And now my heart is broken.
- 1 decade ago
HEATH LEDGER IS RESPONCIBLE FOR HIS OWN DEATH!
HE WAS AN ADULT HE KNEW HE SHOULD BE CAREFUL AND HE DIDN'T! HE WAS ALSO KNOWN TO USE DRUGS THAT WEREN'T PRESCRIPTION!!!
Ledger was found naked and unresponsive, facedown on the floor at the foot of his bed by a housekeeper trying to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse, said police spokesman Paul Browne.
"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," he told CNN.
"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."
Browne later told reporters some prescription medications were found in the room, including sleeping pills.
But he stressed police have made no determination of the cause of Ledger's death -- that would be done by the medical examiner.
Wednesday's autopsy was unable to determine how Heath Ledger died, say officials. Additional tests and more time are required.
"The autopsy was inconclusive," New York City Medical Examiner spokeswoman Ellen Borakove tells PEOPLE. "We have to do further testing including toxicology and tissue testing. Neither cause of death or manner of death has been concluded. We expect additional results in 10 days to two weeks."
The 28-year-old star's body was found in the bedroom of his downtown New York City apartment, with prescription sleeping medication nearby.
Another medical-examiner's office spokeswoman, Grace Brugess, also told PEOPLE on Wednesday that Ledger's body is ready to be claimed by the family, which, she said, is still working on funeral arrangements.
Ledger had pneumonia at the time of his death, PEOPLE has confirmed.
Pneumonia Ruled Out
Yet Michael Baden, a prominent forensic pathologist not involved with the investigation, tells PEOPLE that if the pneumonia had been the cause of the actor's death, that would have been evident in Wednesday's initial results, given that it is "readily identifiable at the time of autopsy, because the lungs, instead of being filled with air, are filled with fluid, and we die from pneumonia because we can't breathe."
He notes: "I would assume under the circumstances that if he'd die of pneumonia that would be clearly stated, because of concerns from the family."
As for the meaning of "inconclusive," Baden said, "My interpretation means they didn't find a proper cause of death. That kind of rules out the natural causes, such as a brain hemorrhage, pneumonia or a cardiac abnormality that is common in that age group. That leaves drug overdose as the most likely cause of death."
He adds, "That still needs an interpretation as to intentional or unintentional, but that's done by gathering information about his mental health and his recreational activities by interviewing physicians, neighbors, friends and family."
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- Anonymous5 years ago
I believe she has know-how approximately how he died, now approximately if she is dependable I do not know precisely. When my mother informed me that he had died I felt like I received hit through a truck. I have spent the final hour studying up on special statements that Olsen had given the clicking. Some of the matters I learn simply did not upload up.... one million) Why might she wish immunity from being prosecuted if she particularly used to be a "well buddy" of Heath? two) Why did the masseuse name Olsen no longer as soon as, however THREE TIMES earlier than calling 911 instantly. And the referred to as Olsen a FOURTH TIME after the paramedics had ultimately arrived. The means I appear at it's that Olsen does understand how Heath received the medicines however she doesnt wanna wreck her "fame" through telling the clicking in which and the way he received the medicines. And I believe that after the masseuse referred to as Olsen I believe that it used to be viable that Heath used to be nonetheless respiring and the masseuse paniced deciding that their plan didn't paintings to kill him through an "overdose", so whilst the masseuse referred to as Olsen.....Olsen could have informed the masseuse (Diana Lee Wolozin) to suffocate him....thats why it took her approximately TEN MINUTES to name 911 after deciding he used to be useless..........I hate to believe thats the way it occurred considering the fact that I particularly cherished Heath. I cried on the finish of the Dark Knight.....They will have to have named the Movie "The Joker".......I favored how each person clapped on the finish of the film too. I am nonetheless hoping that MK Olsen will speak to the FBI extra and aid them uncover out what particularly occurred. R.I.P Heath ?
- the big jermLv 41 decade ago
Heath Ledger. It's sad, I really liked him as an actor. Ultimately we are all responsible for ourselves, good or bad. (except for children and the mentally disabled)
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
No, his doctors aren't responsible.
Millions of people take prescription drugs everyday and don't OD.
It was his own (sad) accidental fault.
- gr8ful_oneLv 61 decade ago
accident.....mixed meds with a bad reaction.
happens all the time ..if one doesn't work take two....and so the story goes....that's way they took all that kids cold medicine of the shelfs because parents were over medicating they're own kids by ignorance.