Posted by Adam

Wednesday July 1, 2009

Michael Jackson was harboring an extremely dangerous drug at his rented Los Angeles mansion — and police believe it could be the drug that killed him.

The King of Pop — who died Thursday (June 25) after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest after he apparently overdosed on painkillers — was said to have consumed “mountains of medication” as he battled numerous disorders in the year leading up to his tragic demise.

Michael’s autopsy — conducted by the L.A. County Coroner — concluded that there was no trauma to the star’s body and “no indication of foul play”.

The coroner said that Michael had been taking “some prescription medications.”

From TMZ:

Sources tell TMZ an extremely dangerous and potent drug used for surgical anesthesia was found at Michael Jackson’s house after he died … and this may well be the drug that killed him.

We’re told the drug Propofol was discovered at the residence. The drug is used to put people under anesthesia before surgery
. It is an extremely powerful drug that is only available to medical personnel. As one source said, “There is no conceivable way this drug can be properly prescribed for home use.”

The drug can only be administered with an IV. Interestingly, Propofol burns and the drug Lidocaine is used to reduce the pain associated with the Propofol injection. As we first reported, Lidocaine was found near Jackson’s body.

One of the major side-effects of Propofol is cardiac arrest if it’s taken in combination with narcotic painkillers, however, Propofol is so powerful it can stop someone’s heart on its own.

A registered nurse has come out and said Jackson begged her for the drug Diprivan — the brand name for Propofol. She says he needed it for insomnia but she declined to supply it.

Sources say the drug is so inappropriate and reckless for home use, if a doctor facilitated it for Jackson and it caused his death, he or she could be prosecuted for manslaughter.

The King of Pop will have both a public and a private funeral.

A public memorial will be held at Neverland Ranch on Friday, July 3, NBC News and CNN reported.

In addition, a private funeral will be held at Jackson’s famed estate in Santa Barbara for the Jackson family on Sunday.

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