I think the issue of anti-depressants is MUCH different than the sheer amount of different drugs Heath had taken.
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"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine," the office said in a short statement.
"We have concluded that the manner of death is accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications."
Hydrocodone and oxycodone are painkillers. Diazepam is an anti-anxiety drug commonly sold under the brand name Valium; alprazolam is also an anti-anxiety drug sold under such names as Xanax. Temazepam, sold under such names as Restoril and Euhypnos, is a sleeping agent. Doxylamine, an antihistamine, can be obtained over the counter as a sleep aid.
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Temazepam and Oxycodone are both VERY strong drugs. I've taken one - Temazepam - and it absolutely knocks me out (and I've got a good resistance to drug effects). Oxycodone has been on the rise as a VERY addictive drug and you see a lot of people in recovery who have become addicted to it. I wouldn't take it if you paid me. Add some vicodine (hydrocodone) and Vallium (diazepam) to the mix and that alone seems lethal (there are 2 opiates in that mix - think heroin overdose).
It's really sad that it came to this. People rely on sleep meds more and more - but has anyone ever died from lack of sleep?