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Heath Ledger's Tragic Overdose Death And What Can be Done To Prevent Others

Tony Newman | Posted 07.18.2008 | Entertainment

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Tony Newman

There is nothing we can do to bring back the life of Heath Ledger. But we can learn from the tragedy and pass compassionate and sensible legislation to save thousands of others like him.

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Cutting The Celebrity Gossip Chord

Rachel Mosteller | Posted 06.27.2008 | Living

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Rachel Mosteller

Consider it the "where were you when JFK was shot" of a new generation. I know I can tell you exactly where I was when I found out Heath Ledger died. ...

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Death-Related Covers Huge Success For Celebrity Mags

New York Post | Keith Kelly | Posted 03.10.2008 | Media

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Death seemed to be a bigger seller than births last year in the magazine world. But it seems not every death warranted big cover play. Media Industr...

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Esquire's "Reported Fiction" Guesses What Heath Ledger's Last Days Were Like

Esquire | Lisa Taddeo | Posted 03.06.2008 | Media

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To write a conceivable chronicle of Heath Ledger's final days, writer Lisa Taddeo visited the actor's neighborhood, talked to the store owners and bar...

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Ledger Gets Final Send-Off in Perth

AP | MIN LEE | Posted 02.09.2008 | Entertainment

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PERTH, Australia — Heath Ledger's family, his former fiance Michelle Williams and Australia's entertainment elite bade him farewell at a private...

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Overdose and Heath Ledger, Part III: Shame About Addiction Should Not Obscure Truth About How Drugs Kill

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 02.07.2008 | Living

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Maia Szalavitz

It's conceivable that Ledger had an incompetent doctor, but the more parsimonious explanation, given his history of recreational drug use, is that he was not following doctor's orders at all.

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How Not to Die Like Heath Ledger, Part II

Maia Szalavitz | Posted 02.06.2008 | Living

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Maia Szalavitz

Naloxone should be kept in every first aid kit. Even when overdoses involve multiple drugs, simply taking away the effect of the opioid is often all that is needed to revive the victim.

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Heath Ledger's Family Returns To Perth For Burial

AP | Min Lee | Posted 02.05.2008 | Entertainment

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Heath Ledger's family arrived back in Australia on Tuesday on the final leg of the Oscar-nominated star's long journey home following his premature de...

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Heath Ledger And The Poem To Remember Him By

John Lundberg | Posted 02.02.2008 | Living

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John Lundberg

In the midst of the flurry of publicity--mostly distasteful--surrounding Heath Ledger's death, a humble but fitting poem reentered the national consci...

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Celebs Rally To Pull Heath Ledger Drug Video

AP | David Bauder | Posted 01.31.2008 | Entertainment

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It was a striking example of Hollywood protecting its own: After an aggressive lobby from powerful film industry figures, "Entertainment Tonight" dec...

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Heath Ledger Refused Rehab In 2006

Us | Posted 01.30.2008 | Entertainment

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Heath Ledger's battle with alcohol and drugs was so harmful to his relationship with Michelle Williams that she tried to get him to enter rehab, Us We...

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Deepak Chopra's Last Conversation With Heath: He Was Exhausted & Emotional

People | Posted 01.29.2008 | Entertainment

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Heath Ledger was tired and emotional before his shocking Jan. 22 death, Deepak Chopra tells PEOPLE. "He was a little depressed about not having seen ...

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Heath Ledger Dad Imposter Got Tom Cruise On The Phone, Funeral Home Freebies

NY Post | JAMIE SCHRAM and DAN MANGAN | Posted 01.29.2008 | Entertainment

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A twisted impostor pretending to be Heath Ledger's grieving dad cruelly duped superstar Tom Cruise into consoling him over the phone - and nearly got ...

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The Contraindications of Our Pill-Popping Ways

Naomi Wax | Posted 01.28.2008 | Living

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Naomi Wax

Six different medications in one person's apartment!? It's hardly as scandalous as reporters implied when Heath Ledger's drug inventory was made public.

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Daniel Day-Lewis Dedicates SAG To Heath Ledger

YouTube | Posted 01.28.2008 | Entertainment

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Days after breaking down on Oprah talking about the death of Heath Ledger, Daniel Day-Lewis dedicated his win for best actor at the SAG awards to Ledg...

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If You Want to Make Me Smile, Bring Back Heath Ledger

Taylor Negron | Posted 01.27.2008 | Entertainment

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Taylor Negron

Most of us never met Heath Ledger, but we feel his loss, partly because we bond to talents on the big screen in the same way that we connect to a stranger crying on a public bus or at Starbucks.

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Heath Ledger Mourned In Private Los Angeles Memorial

Huffington Post | Posted 01.27.2008 | Entertainment

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Heath Ledger was mourned in a private memorial Saturday in Los Angeles attended by family, friends and former girlfriends. He was found dead in New Yo...

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Mary-Kate Olsen: Heath Was A Friend... Funeral Home Barricaded

AP | Tom Hays | Posted 01.25.2008 | Entertainment

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Update: Ledger's body has been moved from a New York funeral home to an airport and is enroute to Los Angeles, and then probably Perth, for private me...

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Amid Heath Ledger Fallout, Has Media Ignored Young Male Stars in Crisis?

Eric Deggans | Posted 01.25.2008 | Media

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Eric Deggans

The hysteria over Ledger's death and the imbalance of coverage for women highlights an important need -- not for less journalism about troubled celebrities, but better journalism.

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Daniel Day-Lewis Breaks Down Talking About Heath Ledger

Oprah | Posted 01.25.2008 | Entertainment

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Oprah aired an Oscar nominee special Thursday, including an interview with Daniel Day-Lewis. It seemed the interview was taped late Tuesday, hours aft...

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Fox Host John Gibson Mocks Heath Ledger's Death

Huffington Post | Posted 01.25.2008 | Media

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UPDATE: John Gibson has "apologized" for his distasteful comments on Heath Ledger's death. Though he first defended his statements on his radio show ...

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Heath Ledger Found Dead

Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2008 | Entertainment

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There are more new details in the death of Heath Ledger Tuesday afternoon at age 28. Meanwhile, Ledger's parents and sister have revealed their immens...

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Stay Thin? Or Stay Sane? Heath Decided For Me

Linda Keenan | Posted 01.24.2008 | Living

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Linda Keenan

The tricky thing with anti-depressant meds is that the better you feel, the more you begin to think you don't need them.

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Reporting on the Dead

Star Jones | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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Star Jones

Until we know for sure how Heath Ledger died, I think the media should just shut their mouths and stop all the speculation that's been running rampant.

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Keith Ledger: Heath Ledger's Death Teaches A Lesson In Google

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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When news broke Tuesday afternoon that Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger passed away, news outlets scrambled to cover his death. Meanwhile, tens of t...

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