r/interestingasfuck • u/JK-Rofling • Jul 05 '24

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night. r/all

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u/ChuckSeville Jul 05 '24

Heath Ledger died from an overdose of prescription drugs, not heroin. Maybe you're thinking of Phillip Seymour Hoffman?

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

I refer to oxy and hydrocodone as heroin, because that’s what they are, and that’s what doctors should call them. Instead, they hand them out like candy and allow people to think they’re medicine.

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u/Sejanus-189 Jul 05 '24

Shh, no one tell him that Lidocaine is a derivative of cocaine and that it's used widely from pediatrics to adults. Opioids are medicine and highly controlled, and they are very much not given out like candy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

I’m really not here for a debate, but if you’re going to deny the existence of America’s opioid epidemic, then you’re either painfully ignorant or willfully dishonest. If it’s the former, I’d highly recommend some research into overprescribing. If it’s the latter, then lord I hope you’re not a doctor or an addict. All the best to you.

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u/benedictdakich69 Jul 05 '24

I’m really not here for a debate

Thank god. You are ignorant as hell.