Definition. 1  Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), also called acute respiratory distress syndrome, is a type of lung (pulmonary) failure that may result from any disease that causes large amounts of fluid to collect in the lungs.
I would make up reasons to go to the hospital just so the doctor could prescribe me with lortabs or hydrocodone. No one knew that I was doing this, until the day I tried to commit suicide by mildly overdosing on seven hydrocodone pills. I locked myself in the bathroom and swallowed all seven of them.
Unnecessarily Dangerous Drug Combo Caused Heath Ledgerâs Death. On Wednesday the New York Medical Examinerâs office released a two-sentence report. saying that Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose by combining a frighteningly long list of pain killers and anti-depressants. It puts to rest the questions about Ledger having committed suicide.