Erica Blasberg's death was a suicide.
The sad part is the doctors handing out these sample prescription that the drug people promote and the patient wrongly thinks-Dr. knows best. Mixing drugs of any kind and alcohol are a sure "prescription" for death.
You know that teaching someone to fish is better than serving one up to them. Feeding the hungry is wonderful and important, but teaching them a skill that can keep them from ever being hungry again is far better.