Heath Ledger Died

[lashbear]

My doctor prescribed Temazapam for me, and wouldn't give the script to me unless I affirmed that I was not on any other calmative/sedative/hypnotic meds or alcohol.

...If Heath had all of those at once, there's either a shonky doctor involved, or he was knowingly mixing them himself.

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by lashbear

...If Heath had all of those at once, there's either a shonky doctor involved, or he was knowingly mixing them himself.

When Ken gets home, I'll see if he'll fill ya in on some horror stories from the pharmacy.

One of my faves was the woman who called in, saying that her husband had a fever of 105 and wanted to know if it would help to give him some Valium that they had sitting in their cabinet for a couple years...

Sometimes, people just don't know better.

[Ponine]

Originally Posted by lashbear

...If Heath had all of those at once, there's either a shonky doctor involved, or he was knowingly mixing them himself.

There is the other option. Mutiple doctors perscribing, and no one stopping to think about them all together. Including the patient.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Ponine

There is the other option. Mutiple doctors perscribing, and no one stopping to think about them all together. Including the patient.

But why would he have been going to multiple doctors in the first place? Look at that list of meds. That's far beyond, "Well, I went to this doctor for one thing, and this other doctor for another thing ailment, never thought to mention the other presrciption." It takes a concerted effort, either by a single unscrupulous doctor, or by a patient doing end-runs around the system, to pick up such an extensive cocktail.

You'll note, by the way, that the report explicitly calls it "abuse of prescription medication". I'm having a hard time believing that he was just ill informed.