Michael Jackson’s Medicine Cabinet
While it may be of no surprise to find out that another fallen star has a wide array of drugs in his medicine cabinet, I was still quite shocked about the reports of Diprivan found in Michael Jackson’s home.
If true, I can’t think of one reason to have Diprivan — also called propofol — in your home.
Diprivan is an injectable drug used to either put someone to sleep before surgery or sedate and keep someone calm on a breathing machine in the hospital.
It’s an extremely strong sedative and one that often stops breathing — that’s why it’s only given to people on a ventilator breathing machine.
Reports have suggested that Jackson suffered from insomnia but Diprivan is not used (or at least certainly shouldn’t be used) to treat insomnia — or any other medical condition.
There have been reports of other drugs in the Jackson home as well, including Demerol and Oxycontin. Both of these are narcotic painkillers and are used to treat severe forms of pain.
It’s highly unusual for someone to be prescribed more than one type of narcotic painkiller as there is little reason to do so, unless one isn’t working.
Oxycontin has received quite a bit of attention in recent years due to the high rate of reported abuse. More than 12% of 18- to 25- year olds reported using the drug for nonmedical reasons in 2006, according to federal figures.
The particularly troubling thing about all of these drugs in the Michael Jackson case is that they all can slow — and even stop — breathing if too much is taken.
It’s not known at this point if Diprivan — or any other drug — contributed to Jackson’s death. However, reports were that he was found not breathing but had a slight pulse. All these drugs could have slowed and potentially stopped breathing, which would have eventually — within a few minutes — stopped the heart.
And then if you combine 2 or more of these drugs, the risk of an overdose and death goes exponentially higher. The much awaited toxicology results should be ready in a few weeks and hopefully that will solve the mystery of Jackson’s death.
Webmd
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