Yep. According to Wikipedia:
".. oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam (aka Vallium)
temazepam (aka Restoril -- sleeping med), alprazolam
(aka Xanax), doxylamine (antihistamine & "short-term
sedative & hypnotic sleep-aid")" were all found in his body. The conclusion was an accidental overdose.
A polite way of implying he was a abusing meds
since there's no proof he was deliberately
and consciously doing so.
But it definitely looks like he was
strung out on prescription drugs.
Workers comp and other case managers deal with clients who are bi-polar and/or experiencing major depression often-and suicidal thoughts/ideation are not uncommon. Right after Heath Ledger’s death, he was mentioned in a couple of psychology publications-apparently, he had been bi-polar for some years, exhibiting manic behavior, sleeplessness, deep depression and suicidal thoughts-he was prescribed antidepressants and other meds-probably too many meds.
He was in inpatient psychiatric facilities a couple of times, once after a suicide attempt after his fiance had left, taking their baby with her. His behavior became concerning to his therapist and others, but he had refused to go into inpatient therapy again. He really should have been committed right then, but that is hard to do to an adult who doesn’t look/sound dangerous to anyone...
I think he committed suicide, based on his having talked about/tried it in the past. He was a mentally ill young man who was given drugs to mellow him out instead of being committed to a facility for 6 months or so where he might have really been helped-it is a shame that someone dies as a result of mental illness, no matter their age...