Michael Jackson was hooked on heroin for at least 13 years, according to a bombshell new report.
According to biographer Stacy Brown, the Thriller singer shot the deadly drug into his fingertips, chest and even toenails in a desperate bid to beat depression.
“It was regularly discussed by those around him, he could die at any time,” Stacy told British tabloid The People. “He was shooting heroin into his fingertips, toenails and chest.
“He was taking painkillers too but I don’t think he knew just how dangerous it was.”
The singer got hooked on heroin in 1992 and used it until at least 2005, when he faced trial on child-sex charges.
“There was nothing anyone could do – they felt it was like talking to a brick wall,” added Stacy, who wrote Jacko’s lifestory The Man Behind The Mask.
“They cared so deeply about him and feared he was destroying his life. Michael was deeply upset during the years of the child molestation allegations and took heroin.
“He couldn’t understand why he had been targeted. But it was no secret he was off the rails back then.”
Jacko had discovered prescription drugs in 1984 after a firework set his hair ablaze while filming an advert for Pepsi.
“Initially it was to cure the pain he was in but he got hooked,” Stacy said, adding that Jacko only wanted “clean” heroin and relied on aides to get it.
“There were plenty of people who wanted to please him so they did the running,” the biographer said.
“Michael would never have risked going out and picking up the drugs himself.
“When he went on tour he’d take boxfuls of drugs with him — he couldn’t do without it.”
Death — 1958 – 2009
Jackson, 50, died Thursday (June 25) after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. He was said to have consumed “mountains of medication” as he battled numerous disorders in the year leading up to his tragic demise.
It has been widely reported that an overdose of prescription is to blame for the superstar’s unexpected death.
Jacko was due to begin a series of comeback concerts with an appearance at London’s O2 arena on July 13.
Jackson’s memorial will take place on Tuesday, July 7 at 10 a.m. at the Staples Center. The program will be simulcast at Los Angeles’ nearby Nokia Theatre.
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