Heath Ledger Autopsy Provides No Answers
According to CNN, an autopsy was unable to determine Heath Ledger’s cause of death. Next step – a cause-of-death examination, which may take approximately two weeks and still may not provide any answers.
Popsquire pop quiz: what types of evidence do examiners analyze to determine whether a death is caused by suicide or overdose?
Whether a death is caused by accidental overdose or suicide is extremely difficult to determine. Factors to consider include, but are not limited to: (1) amount/type of drugs in system; (2) existence/absence of a suicide note; (3) history of drug use; (4) history of depression or mental illness; (5) existence of medical problems; and (6) recent communications.
Notably, most deaths involving drugs are not labeled suicide, especially when someone has a history of drug problems.
Popsquire’s perspective…
Popsquire believes that Ledger’s death will not be deemed a suicide and even may not be deemed related to drug abuse, especially given reports that he also may have been suffering from pneumonia. Most of all, Popsquire hopes there are answers, especially for Heath’s family.
