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NEW YORK (AP) - Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose ofpainkillers, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medication and otherprescription drugs, the New York City medical examiner saidWednesday.The cause of death was "acute intoxication by the combinedeffects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolamand doxylamine," spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said in a statement.The drugs are the generic names for the painkiller OxyContin,the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, and the sleep
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