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Heath Ledger tragedy: Are we in another epidemic of star deaths by overdose?

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Yes
35% 118 votes Total: 334 votes
No
65% 216 votes
  • 1 of 8

    by Joseph Malek

    As long as deadly, additive and illegal drugs are available for purchase people will buy those drugs and some of them will, no doubt, die from a drug overdose. As for me, I wond...read more

  • 2 of 8

    by Ted Sherman

    YES: Are recent entertainer overdose deaths beginning to add up alarmingly to what could become and epidemic? The most recent was "Brokeback Mountain" star Heath Ledger, just da...read more

  • 3 of 8

    by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

    When I started writing about Heath Ledger, I had to ask myself the question "Who is Heath Ledger?" because in reality the majority of the today's artists are either unknown or l...read more

  • 4 of 8

    by Christi Chambers

    Sad "Sad, tragic, shock and devastating" are commonly used phrases expressed when fans learned about Heath Ledger's death. Some even used explicatives, such as: "holy sh_t",...read more

  • 5 of 8

    by Casey Hartig

    Is there really any question that there is an epidemic of unhealthy lifestyle choices being thrown onto our television screens every single night? Can a single person out there...read more

  • by Marcus Brooks

    The pressures of Hollywood are a double-edged sword. On the positive side, actors and actresses enjoyed the adulation from fans and accolades from their acting peers. Invites ...read more

  • 7 of 8

    by Patricia Farley

    We are headed for another epidemic of star deaths by overdose, because it is being to happen more and more often. We have advances in prescription medications, but no one to act...read more

  • 8 of 8

    by Cassie Hager

    What is amazing to me in the wake of the Heath Ledger tragedy is the insistence of so many people that it can't be proven that the actor was killed by an overdose- accidental or...read more

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  • 1 of 13

    by Sarah Thompson

    No,not necessarily. I don't think we are in another epidemic of star overdoses only because most stars these days are just so overcome by fame and fortune that they can't han...read more

  • 2 of 13

    by Dorothy Baum

    I had to vote "NO" on this title purely on the misconception of the word "epidemic". I believe that the death of stars is more "endemic" than "epidemic". There is no specific il...read more

  • 3 of 13

    by Cicely Richard

    When I heard the news that Heath Ledger had died of a drug overdose, I was shocked because he was one of the few stars that ever made the news due to drug activity. Of course, t...read more

  • 4 of 13

    by Thaxton Lewis

    When we utilize words like epidemic, we must respect the weight that comes with the word. The deaths of people from starvation and Aids, obesity in America, these are epidemic...read more

  • 5 of 13

    by Eric Kabakoff

    The answer to this is..we don't know. Heath Ledger's death may or may not foretell an "epidemic" of star deaths by overdose. He died and he was a star, but that has no bearing w...read more

  • 6 of 13

    by Tammyjo Eckhart

    A better question is "Why do we care so much?" Sure they are entertaining, that is their jobs after all, but are they really people we should value as role models? And if w...read more

  • 7 of 13

    by Bryan W. Alaspa

    Sad to say, I don't think hat the death of Heath Ledger shows that we are in the middle of some kind of new epidemic of star deaths. I am afraid that stars of all kinds have be...read more

  • 8 of 13

    by Wilfred Cook

    Lets all take a quick look around at the world we all live in. Although any sudden and tragic death, no matter the circumstances which surrounds the cause of death, should never...read more

  • 9 of 13

    by Marti Wilkinson

    It is important to consider that the autopsy that was performed on Heath Ledger this week was inconclusive. In other words no one can say with certainty why he died and we won't...read more

  • 10 of 13

    by Reina Williams

    No. Sadly, Heath Ledger's death was not directly related to drug abuse. I believe his death was caused in part by his desire to push the envelope and prove himself as more than ...read more

  • 11 of 13

    by Angela Bordack

    First things first. I am going to state the obvious: None one of us, including the medical examiner, know whether Heath Ledger died from an overdose or from natural causes. This...read more

  • 12 of 13

    by Shaina Azure

    Though it seems to be something that in the past year has been more frequent than in previous years, this so called epidemic of stars dying from drug use can be prevented. In t...read more

  • 13 of 13

    by Professor Charles Xavier

    Heath Ledger tragedy: Are we in another epidemic of star deaths by overdose? There are several definitions for the word "epidemic", I think the one that best fits this si...read more

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