Did Demerol Kill Michael Jackson?
Michael Jackson's untimely death has sparked a lot of interest in and questions about the pain medicationDemerol. There are a lot of tabloid rumors that are as-of-yet unverified that Jackson was taking the drug and even that his personal physician injected him with it before he died. I'm not in the business of tabloid gossip and Hollywood reporting but I do know enough about pain medications to know that if Jackson was taking Demerol for pain, he was likely misguided and mistreated by his physician.
Demerol is a narcotic pain reliever that has been around a long time. It used to be used routinely in hospitals and clinics to relieve moderate to severe pain but is now being shunned for that purpose. Demerol really isn't a good pain reliever, compared to other opioids, and has a long list of risks and side effects. It's also highly addictive, making it's use for pain management even less desirable.
Demerol is no longer recommended for use as a pain reliever and is almost never used in palliative care and hospice anymore. The drug still has some valid uses, most notably as a medication given with others during anesthesia and sedation for minor procedures.
It's important to point out that the attorney for Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, released a statement claiming the physician did not, and never has, prescribed or given the star Demerol. Rumors are just that: rumors. Until final autopsy results are in, we can speculate all we want. As for now, your guess is as good as mine how we lost one of musics greatest legends.
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Agreed Demerol is not all that good at killing pain but it is great for making one high which might explain why Michael Jackson would be attracted to it. It can also make one creative as well as high which may have been a state he wanted to be in for his comeback.
DEMEROL COULD NOT KILL MICHAEL JACKSON. EXCUSE ME FANS MICHAEL JACKSON WAS TAKING TO MANY DRUGS HE WAS ALL ***** UP WITH ALL THOSE SURGERY’S AND ALL THAT THEN HE ONLY WEIGTH 108 POUNDS THAT MAN WAS FULL OF DRUGS..