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Jackson's Dangerous History Of Drug Abuse, Anorexia Led To His Death
Posted on Sat Jun 27, 2009 04:00 PM PDT

Although the results of the toxicology report have yet to be revealed, a long history of an addiction to prescription drugs coupled with an apparent eating disorder most likely led to Jackson's death.
Sources close to the star revealed to The Sun that Michael was on a cocktail of eight different prescription drugs:
- Demerol - a painkiller that was injected, mostly likely by his doctor, three times daily.
Dilauded - another painkiller taken orally three times daily.
Vicodin - another painkiller prescribed to Jackson recently.
Soma - a muscle relaxer taken twice daily.
Xanax - an anti-anxiety sedative taken twice a day.
Zoloft - an anti-depressant and anti-anxiety SSRI.
Paxil - another anti-depressant and anti-anxiety SSRI.
Anti-biotics - to help heal an infection following minor surgery for his skin cancer.
Although this combination could be lethal in anyone, Jackson only weighed 125 pounds at the time of his death (despite being over 5' 10") due to an apparent issue with anorexia - Jackson had admitted to only eating one meal a day and being obsessed with weighing himself.
The world was shocked, but those closest to Michael were anything but surprised. His good friend Liza Minnelli told The Early Show yesterday morning that when the results of the autopsy come in, "all hell's going to break loose."
The results won't be available for several weeks, but I think we can already guess that this lethal cocktail of drugs is what ultimately led to his downfall.
Now we just have to wait and see if the doctors responsible for drugging Michael will be prosecuted!
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Comments
So sad, RIP MJ. We will always love you...
Wow. How did he manage to function?!
i love MJ
i think its awful that X17online is reffering to him was "Jacko or Wacko"
for god sake let the man rest in peace, dont you have any sympothy for his children who read this stuff.
For every person who thinks critics are envious of the life styles of the rich, famous and self-destructive -- this story exemplifies why you are wrong. Sane people prefer to be surrounded by loving and trustworthy family and friends. They work hard caring for their family, excelling in their careers and achieving financial comfort. In essence, they cherish a normal, private life. Only an insane person would want to trade places with a self-destructive celebrity surrounded by sycophants catering to their base impulses. Michael Jackson lacked impulse control. He did not want to hear the word, No! He surrounded himself with sycophants who enabled his drug abuse and child molestation. It cost him his life. And irreparably harmed innocent children.
Envious?
Think again!
Someone named Dolly Daydream asked a question in the Janice Dickinson story.
This is a newer story. I’m reposting my answer. Hopefully it will be read.
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Dolly Daydream, I'm not 3:03 but here is the answer to your question.
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Vanity Fair, “Neverland's Lost Boys’
“While Jackson was in London undergoing detox, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara authorities negotiated terms for his coming back to have his genitals photographed: if he returned voluntarily, they would not handcuff or arrest him. It turned out that Jordie Chandler had been able to draw very accurately certain distinctive markings on Jackson, which gave the boy's lawyers the ammunition they needed to settle the civil suit at such a high price. (The case was settled the night before Jackson was to be deposed.) Several months later, when the authorities were finally ready to bring charges, the boy and his family declined to prosecute, saying they feared they would be harmed. There are reports that the boy in the current case also has provided drawings of Jackson's private parts to police.”
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It seems Michael Jackson was a walking Rite-Aid pharmaceutical counter...it's any wonder he acted so peculiar; he was always higher than a kite. It's too bad SOMEONE wasn't able to convince (force?) him back into rehab.
Michael Jackson's death could have been Shitney's IF her father hadn't stepped in and saved her big, broad ass. The "Queen B" ought to be eternally grateful for all that Jamie has done...
Wouldn't be too surprising if we read about Amy Winehouse and/or Lindsay Lohan dying the same way as Michael Jackson. Celebs should listen and heed their families and friends who try to warn them about their out-of-control behavior...but addiction is difficult to overcome without professional assistance and most refuse to enter a facility.
I agree with 5:58, 6:01 and 6:06.
I bet nobody forced him to take those pills
No. He was a drug addict for decades. However, everyone deserves competent medical care. In his case, I would have preferred a competent doctor had helped him detox -- during a very long prison sentence.
That doesn't seem right...Paxil and Zoloft are both SSRIs and there would be no reason to take them together since they both do the same job. You take one or the other. If it is infact true that he was taking both, then I would be worried about Serotonin Syndrome alone which could prove fatal. The fact that it was taken with Demerol and other pain meds along with Xanax, which can contribute to this Syndrome just seems out of the norm. His doctor must have been prescribing this cocktail or must have at least known about it. It is pure ignorance on both the doctor and Michael's part. If he took everything listed, then he was just a walking time bomb.
His doc is probably going to get nailed, but I doubt he had just one doctor! He did what most Rx addicts and go doctor shopping to get what you need! But then again, he probably could just source whatever he wanted with just a little wave of his child touching hand! Someone should have prescribed a cyanide cocktail when he started raping kids.
He was dancing and working 4 hours a day, 6 days a week on all these drugs + antibioticum the last days. He had an infection and everybody need to rest when you're on antibioticum and not run or dance or work out. Especially with Xanax, Zoloft, Demerol and Paxil.
This doc has to be sued. He shouldn't give him those injections, Michael wouldn't do it himself as he was scared of needles. But the doc made him addicted and earned a lot of money.
if LISA and ELIZABETH T. was so close to HIM (RIP)..why they don't help??
Cuz they r such drug addicts as he was... WAHT A FRIENDS ja? Bitches
In addition..about The DOC..and the letter...where its said: "it's gonna be a one lifetime opportunnity"...there u have it..ONE LIFE....BUT IN PRISION... U INMORAL..hpe GOD take care of...NO better SATAN..u seems 2 belong there better.
Wait --- when was it announced that he had skin cancer? I doubt his pasty white hide ever saw the sun in the last 30 years. He's always been covered head-to-toe and shielded by a team of umbrella covering bodyguards.
And the poster who likened MJ to Britney has the nail hit on the head. We'll only be able to wonder "what if" there had been someone to step in early, and often, on MJ's behalf. Bravo.
Now, about that Lohan no-account, I'll happily pick up her pharmacuticals and mix her something extra special so I don't have to see her skanky self on x17 ever again.
That's MINOR surgery for skin cancer, which can be nothing more than a small lump on the arm. JACKSON BLEACHED HIS SKIN. He didn't WANT to be black. He married white women and wanted only white women to have his children. Blacks around the world should have been outraged, but they're too stupid - so they worship him.
8:25 - I'm sick of Lohan too.
So we now believe tabloids as to what exactly a person is taking and how much? Yeah right. MJ surely had addictions. He suffered from a lot of pain and had anxiety and all the stuff that comes with this thing called fame. But he also had doctors who supposedly were looking after him, prescribing doses that were safe and even INJECTING him with the medication. Frigging doctors are willing to overlook the obvious dangers to cater to a star for $$$. THEY should be called out!
X17 IF YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A DEAD PERSON REFER TO THEM BY THEIR GOD GIVEN NAME
AND NOT A SILLY NICKNAME HE HATED
I had a husband that took xanax and a few pills would make him act drunk so he took more and hed be zombified and he was diabetic and an addict to methadone as well and all that together killed him. "normal" blood sugar for him was 350-400. Did M.J.have anything like that??
THE dOCTORS SHOULD BE CHANRGED WITH INCOMPETENCE, NEGLECT, MANSLAUGHTER, MALPRACTICE, AND DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE AND LOOSE THEIR LICENCE(JUST LIKE IN ANNA NICOLES CASE)...THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS IF HE WAS ON ALL THESE MEDICATIONS AT ONCE,,,THEY CAUSE RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND DEPRESSION
He had vitiligo. It causes the pigment in your skin to die in patches. You can clearly see it even in very early pictures of him as a late teen/young adult. That is also why he wore that glove...because it started getting bad on his hand. Do a google images search on it...he didn't lighten his skin because he didn't want to be black. Stop spreading that rumor! It's old and has been proven untrue.
FOR ALL MICHAEL JACKSON'S FANS
WHEN HE CAME TO THE END OF THE ROAD AND THE SUN SET ON HIM, HE WANTS TO RITES IN A GLOOM FILLED ROOM, WHY CRY FOR A SOUL SET FREE? MISS HIM A LITTLE BUT NOT TO MUCH...... AND NOT WITH YOUR HEAD BENT LOW. REMEMBER THE LOVE HE GAVE THE WORLD AND THE LOVE THE WORLD GAVE HIM BACK...... MISS HIM BUT LET HIM GO.....FOR THIS IS A JOURNEY THAT WE ALL MUST TAKE AND EACH MUST GO ALONE.. IT'S ALL PART OF THE MASTER'S PLAN, A STEP ONT HE ROAD TO HOME. WHEN YOU THINK OF MICHAEL, AND YOU FEEL SAD AND LONELY AND SICK OF HEART, GO TO A FRIEND AND BURY YOUR SORROW IN DOING GOOD DEEDS LIKE MICHAEL ALWAYS HAVE DONE THROUGH OUT HIS LIFE.... MISS HIM BUT LET HIM GO.....
GLADYS
SUE THE DOCTOR..HE IS RESPONSIBLE
Michael Jackson's death should be taken as God's time instead of saying the doctor is responsible.
Ambrose O.
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS?...ANOREXIA?...I really believe that this man was sincerely sick...YES...he still is THE KING OF POP...so what if he was ill...don't change my opinion of him not one BIT!...I truly loved MICHAEL JACKSON for who he was...PLEASE...PLEASE...LET THIS BEAUTIFUL MAN REST IN PEACE...WE ALL OWE HIM THAT!...HE GAVE SO MUCH...LET HIM REST!
He was truly a remarkable person...I've never in my life seen anything that he did in his 50 gracious years on this earth!...He was beautiful...HE had a SWAGGA like no other!...nobody can fill his shoes ever...it's becoming to try but...LETS FACE IT...IT WILL NEVER BE DONE AGAIN...HE IS THE ONE!!!...I hope his family represents him PROPERLY!...THIS IS TRULY IMPORTANT!
..I hope that his FATHER...REGARDLESS of how he feels about the choices that Michael made in HIS LIFE will be there for his son...REGARDLESS OF HOW HE FEELS...THATS WHAT A FATHER IS SUPPOSE TO DO...ALWAYS!!!
You all are benefitting from Michaels death in one way or another. Leave the man alone to RIP> God knows you all need help
I totally agree with Ambrose O, Everyone will have to face death soon or later.The most important issue is are you ready or have you prepared for DEATH. If Micheal were on the drugs, we have to remember you ARE NOT FORCED to take any meds against your will.The doctor will only prescribe you with whats best fit your condition of health.God called for him, it was his time to go on to the next life..And who to say that the 50 concrets that was schedule wouldn't had took a toll on him either. Guys,lets get real 125pds@the age of 50 with the height of 5'10. Thats a little unreal. Who eats only once a day?
Despite what we all think about MJ, wether he did what he was accused of to children, what he did in his personal life doesnt take away the fact that he was a fantastic entertainer for many years. I dont particularly like him as a person only because i am unable to reach an opinion if he abused childrne or not. We should respect him for his music and let him RIP now.
I work at a famous eating disorder facility and I truly believe that Michael Jackson was suffering from anorexia. He is a poster child for child abuse, trauma, and an addictive, perfectionist personality. He fits the eating disorder profile perfectly....the world needs to understand that this is getting to be an epidemic in the USA...please research eating disorders (I'm sure someone YOU know is suffering in silence) God Bless Micheal Jackson and his children+family.
Michael, you live forever!
I think Michael Jackson was an amazing entertainer and I am amazed he lived as long as he did if he weighed 125 lbs and 6 foot tall - thats why his face was so gaunt looking. He was obviously under a lot of pressure to make money for everyone, his family and children and others involved in the entertainment industry. Thankyou Michael for giving us so much - now you can rest in peace and next time you come back you'll play a different role.
Hi Michael Jackson we are fans of you and i all most listen to your song evry day we miss you very very very much.
YOU ARE LIKE A DIAMOND PEARL THAT CANNOT BE FOUND AND REPLACE..YOU ARE THE GREAT ANGEL THAT LIVE AMONG US...YOU ARE REALLY ANGEL...
you were an angle sent from above and now ou have returned home but we will always love you no doubt about it you had a swagg that we all now want.
you were an angle sent from above and now you have returned home but we will always love you no doubt about it you had a swagg that we all now want.
rip mike..
miss you much