by Diane on August 31, 2009
Addicts Need Tough Love
Who is to blame when a drug addict dies?
We now know the L.A. County Coroner considers the death of Michael Jackson to have been a homicide caused by acute Propofol intoxication and the effects of five other powerful prescription drugs found in his system.
If the L.A. District Attorney chooses to charge Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Conrad Murray, it could very well be for manslaughter.
Realistically speaking it was more like assisted suicide.
Michael Jackson had flooded his body with drugs for years. [click to continue…]
by Diane on August 24, 2009
Prescription Nation
We are a pill popping culture. We take pills to sleep, wake up, get happy, keep our children less hyper. And while people might not realize it, sharing prescription drugs, using false names to get prescription drugs or shopping around to get more than one doctor to prescribe extra prescription drugs – are all against the law.
It used to be that law enforcement worried only about illegal drugs like marijuana, cocaine, heroin and meth-amphetamines. Now, they’re dealing with the criminal aftermath of a record number of citizens getting high on drugs their doctors help them get. Deadly car accidents, domestic abuse, sex offenses committed by people too impaired to control themselves. Addicts of prescription drugs have been known to commit crimes to pay for their pills once the insurance runs out. [click to continue…]
