More Shady Activity w/ Jackson

I’ll admit that TMZ.com is a major source for the celebrity news I post on Things People Hate. I convinced myself I would stay away from all the MJ hoopla, but it’s hard to ignore him when the entire first page of TMZ is filled with Jackson stories. Besides, it’s an interesting story.

MJ’s doctor is taking a lot of heat from the media and the family and this story does not exactly help his case.

According to reports, an extremely dangerous drug called Propofol was found inside the residence. Propofol is used as a surgical anesthesia and as Rick James would say, “is a hell of a drug.”

I don’t need to tell you that a surgical anesthesia is powerful nor do I need to tell you that your average Joe off the street (even if he’s sold 49 million CD’s) should not be in possession of it.

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. If you study medicine you would know that Propofol burns and the drug Lidocaine is used to reduce the pain associated with the Propofol injection. As 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 stated that Jackson begged her for the drug Diprivan (brand name for Propofol) in order to fight insomnia. The nurse declined to supply it.

Sources told TMZ.com that the drug is so inappropriate and reckless for home use, if a doctor facilitated it for Jackson, he or she could be prosecuted for manslaughter.

Interesting…