Official Cause of Ledger's Death Reported
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York reports today that Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of 2 prescription opiates, 3 benzodiazepines, and an over-the-counter antihistamine sleep aid: oxycodone (eg, OxyContin), hydrocodone (eg, Vicodin), diazepam (Valium), temazepam (Restoril), alprazolam (Xanax), and doxylamine (eg, Unisom). Although various news stories reported that zolpidem tartrate (Ambien) was found in Ledger's apartment at the time of his death, the drug was not identified in the ME's report.
