Ledger died of prescription drug abuse: NY coroner
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Australian actor Heath Ledger's death was an accident caused by the abuse of prescription medications, the New York City medical examiner's office said on Wednesday.
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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 o...
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
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NEW YORK - A drug overdose killed former baseball star Ken Caminiti, who tested positive for cocaine in the weeks before he died at age 41 and had admitted using steroids during his playing days, the city medical examiner ruled Monday.
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. (antiMUSIC) Medical examiners have found that rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard died from an accidental overdose of cocaine and a prescription pain medication.
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The sudden death of film star Heath  Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on  Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an  autopsy that proved inconclusive.
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A search of Heath Ledger's apartment revealed six different types of prescription drugs, authorities said last night
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Olâ Dirty Bastardâs autopsy report has revealed that his death was an accident and that he died as a result of taking cocaine and Tramadol, a prescription painkiller.
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Hollywood star Heath Ledger, found dead in his New York apartment two weeks ago, died of accidental intoxication caused by a cocktail of painkillers and anti-anxiety drugs, officials said Wednesday.
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Wu Tang founder Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard died of an accidental drugs overdose, it was revealed yesterday. The rapper - real name Russell Jones - died suddenly last month after complaining of chest pains.
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A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wednesday Â the same day an autopsy on the "Brokeback Mountain" actor came back inconclusive.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. It wasn't immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide. He had an appointment for a massage at the residence in the tony neighborhood of SoHo, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.
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Australian-born actor Heath Ledger, 28, the co-star of the Oscar-winning movie "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in a New York residence on Tuesday, police said.
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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.
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A 26-year-old man dies in hospital after a suspected drugs overdose at the Glastonbury Festival.
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Heath Ledger died accidentally from the abuse of  prescription medications â specifically, six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.
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Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment Â including anti-anxiety medications and sleeping pills Â though the cause of his death won't be known for several days after a preliminary autopsy Wednesday was inconclusive, authorities said.