Propofol is the Official Cause of Death

It turns out, weeks after his death, that the cause of Michael Jackson dying was lethal doses of Propofol. According to TMZ:

Michael Jackson had lethal levels of Propofol in his system when he died, this according to a search warrant affidavit filed in Houston.

Dr. Conrad Murray told cops he had been treating Jackson for 6 weeks for insomnia -- giving him 50 milligrams of Propofol every night through an IV.

Murray told cops he feared Jackson was getting addicted so he reduced the dosage to 25 mg.

The morning Jackson died, Dr. Murray gave Jackson valium at 1:30 AM. Murray said the valium didn't work so he gave the singer an IV injection of lorazepam -- an anti-anxiety drug. Murray told cops Jackson was still awake, so he then gave him midazolam -- a sedative.

Murray gave Jackson more drugs. He says at 10:40 AM, he administered 25 mg of Propofol. Dr. Murray told cops Jackson repeatedly demanded the drug.

Not to be insensitive, but maybe now this whole thing can be put to rest. Honestly, I don't care how he died. I really haven't been reading anything. For all I knew, Tupac shot him or something. But now that I know it was basically due to a combination of every drug on the planet, I would like to let MJ rest in plastic pieces now.

8.25.09 at 09:48:55 AM