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Written by jay
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Wednesday, 06 February 2008 04:08 |
 Following the release of Heath Ledger's post-mortem toxicology report today (Wowza. Good show, Sir.), we thought we'd bring you a few other luminaries' autopsy details, you know, for a little exercise in compare-and-contrast and a helpful reminder to us all what pills not to mix. Case in point: Were you aware that, much like our favorite deceased fictional gay cowboy, Anna Nicole also had a cocktail of several benzos in her system when she croaked? We loved her. And what's up with everybody "accidentally" croaking in the winter? Appreciate our research, after the jump.
Heath Ledger
Date of Death: January 22, 2008
Age: 28
Toxicology Cocktail:
oxycodone (OxyContin)
hydrocodone (Vicodin)
diazepam (Valium)
temazepam (Restoril)
alprazolam (Xanax)
doxylamine (Unisom)
 Anna Nicole Smith
Date of Death: February 8, 2007
Age: 39
Toxicology Cocktail:
chloral hydrate (sedative/date-rape drug-the lethal item)
diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
clonazepam (Klonapin)
diazepam (Valium)
temazepam (Restoril)
lorazepam (Ativan)
oxazepam (Serapax)
nordiazepam (metabolite for Valium)
atropine (muscle relaxant)
topiramate (Tamiflu)
ciprofloxacin (Cipro--to treat pneumonia brought on by an infected injection spot on her leg)
acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Chris Penn
Date of Death: January 24, 2006
Age: 40
Toxicology Cocktail:
diazepam (Valium)
morphine
marijuana
codeine
promethazine (antihistamine)
River Phoenix
Date of Death: October 30, 1994
Age: 23
Toxicology Cocktail:
cocaine
morphine (as metabolite of heroin)
diazepam (Valium, handed to him by a friend after he started having tremors)
marijuana
ephedrine (crystal meth, which was allegedly combined with cocaine and heroin in what the dude in the bathroom called "high-grade Persian Brown")
Paul Lynde
Date of Death: January 10, 1982
Age: 55
Toxicology Cocktail:
alcohol
amyl nitrate (Lynde was found by "friend" Paul Barresi naked with a bottle of poppers in his hand, two days after apparently being left for dead by a trick)
Judy Garland
Date of Death: June 22, 1969
Age: 47
Toxicology Cocktail:
secobarbital (Seconal--the equivalent of 10 capsules ingested over a number of hours, perhaps just her daily regimen)
Marilyn Monroe
Date of Death: August 5, 1962
Age: 36
Toxicology Cocktail:
pentobarbital (Nembutal)
chloral hydrate
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