Warning on drugs after Michael Jackson’s death

Jul 2 2009 by Mark Johnson, Crosby Herald

THE director of a leading advice council on tranquilliser addiction has given a stark warning on the use of painkillers in the wake of superstar Michael Jackson’s death.

Pam Armstrong of the Waterloo-based Council for Involuntary Tranquilliser (CITA) told the Herald that pain killers “do more harm than good.”

It is believed that Jackson was given a painkilling injection which is believed to have caused his heart attack.

Pam said: “He was given a cocktail of medicines and I am not surprised what has happened. The medication was pretty severe.

“He was on Xanex which is a very popular drug in America. He was also on painkillers and anti-depressants.

“It’s dangerous to be on them together. His breathing would have been suppressed.

“All the drugs he was on would have made him very lethargic.

“As a result he would have had difficulties doing one concert never mind 50 of them. These drugs don’t cure anything and they do more harm than good.

“There are huge numbers of people who don’t need them who get addicted to them.