Anna Nicole Smith's Autopsy

Anna Nicole Smith's Autopsy

Controversy surrounded Anna Nicole Smith's death and the follow-up custody trail for her baby daughter. A judge ordered an autopsy to determine Anna Nicole Smith's cause of death. We learned that a drug overdose killed former reality... [more]

Controversy surrounded Anna Nicole Smith's death and the follow-up custody trail for her baby daughter. A judge ordered an autopsy to determine Anna Nicole Smith's cause of death. We learned that a drug overdose killed former reality TV star and Playboy playmate.

Accidental Drug Overdose


Actor died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

Heath Ledger died of an accidental overose of prescription drugs that included painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication, the New York City medical examiner said Wednesday.

"Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine," medical examiner's spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a news release.

The drugs are the generic names for the OxyContin painkiller, the anti-anxiety drug Valium, Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is another name for Vicodin.

[source: 7online image: imdb]
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