Drug cocktails increase risk of death

It’s been seven years since actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment. The New York medical examiner ruled that Ledger died of “acute intoxication” from six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs. Most drug overdoses are unintentional, said Barbara J. Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed., MACP, professor of medicine and director […]

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