Heath Ledger, Died of Prescription Drug Overdose?

Filed in archive Cases , News on January 27, 2008

This is a tragic, sad news that was all over last Tuesday (January 22): Heath Ledger, 28, Found Dead at NYC.

From The Washington Post:

Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, face-down and naked at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.

There was no obvious indication that the Australian-born Ledger had committed suicide, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said.

Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the SoHo apartment that is believed to be the home of the "Brokeback Mountain" actor, Browne said. The massage therapist and a housekeeper found his naked body in the bed at about 3:30 p.m. They tried to revive him, but he was already dead.

Sleeping pills overdose and possibly depression are a bad combination. Reports are also saying that Heath had pneumonia when he died.

I guess for some people - especially famous celebrities - being alone or just the feeling of being alone can be unbearable. Depression, insomnia and anxiety are usually the reason why celebrities are taking prescription drugs. Sometimes even just to help them sleep. It must be difficult living on the edge of a fast line. The combination are sometimes lethal.

This is just so tragic. So so sad.

UPDATE 30 January 2008 via The Celebrities Weblog: Heath Ledger May Have Died of Heart Attack.