R.I.P Heath Ledger

1. RIP Heather Ledger, a young and talented actor. He was refined with a rough edge. He was, in contrast to our modern pop/media creations of today, blessed with talent and dare I say substance. He was a professional and I respected his body of work and his character.
   
   Reality is this: at this moment from what we can tell Heath Ledger was murdered by a combination of six different prescription drugs. This is a risk that we all take. Pharmacology, in part, relies on biology and chemistry. Or more accurately how our bodies react to various chemicals. A scientist in a lab experiments with various combinations of chemicals to create a certain affect in our biological entities. To clear our sinuses, relax our muscle, and enlarge our penises.
   
   This, unto itself, I believe is dangerous based on the fact that each body has it’s own distinctive chemical make-up, make-up that no scientist in any lab could ever really account for. What works for me may not work for you. IE penicillin would cure many of you but would kill me. My body chemistry can not tolerant it’s presence in my system.
   
   We up the anti considerably when we “mix our prescrips”. There is not one among us who has not taken Sudafed during the day and Nyquil at night to battle a tough cold. However unknown to most people, Nyquil should not be taken with medications that contain other antihistamines or cough suppressants. Of course Sudafed is, in part, a cough suppressant itself.
   
   Now let’s consider Heath Ledger’s collection: the anti-anxiety medications Alprazolam (Xanax), Diazepam (Valium) and Lorazepam (Ativan) were found in the apartment. The sleeping medication Zopiclone (Lunesta) and the sedative Temazepam (Restoril) -- which is used by people with "debilitating insomnia" -- were also found. All of the drugs were prescribed to Ledger.
   
   While autopsy reports remain inconclusive I have me own conclusions. How can we guess the combine affects of multiple drugs made in multiple labs? How can we factor our personal and unique body chemistry?
   
   We lost a bright star, but more importantly his daughter lost a father, his mother lost a son. As a society we trust in corporations to provide us with safe, healthy drugs, if such a thing exists. But is there profit in our safety? Are there dividends in our good health? Or it is in the corporate interest to sell us as many pills as we can swallow?