Amid questions about the possible role of drugs in Michael Jackson's demise, the US Drug Enforcement Administration Friday renewed concerns about rising deaths from misuse of prescription pills.
Some people close to the 50-year-old pop icon revealed Friday they had been concerned for some time about his use of drugs, a day after he collapsed and died apparently from cardiac arrest at his rented Los Angeles home.
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It warned that more people died from drug abuse than in shootings, and in the category of accidental deaths it came only second to car accidents.
The LA coroner was carrying out an autopsy on Jackson Friday, and toxicology results are not expected for several weeks.
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Los Angeles Police Department Officer Karen Rayner said investigators spoke with the doctor who gave Jackson the dose but they wanted to speak with him again. Late Thursday night, officers impounded the doctor's car, which was parked at the mansion.
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King Of Pop Icon Is No More
Michael Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world.
Michael Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest, sending shockwaves sweeping across the world.
In 2005, the last year for which figures are available, there were more than 8,500 deaths nationwide, an increase of 114 percent on 2001.
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Fans Mourn The Loss of Music Legend
Tears flowed outside a hospital as hundreds of Michael Jackson fans gathered to mourn the loss of the music legend, stunned by his sudden death at the age of 50.
Tears flowed outside a hospital as hundreds of Michael Jackson fans gathered to mourn the loss of the music legend, stunned by his sudden death at the age of 50.
Most of those needing treatment were aged between 18 to 25, the agency added, and said that between 2003 to 2007 some six percent of Americans in that age group had admitted using prescription drugs for non-medical uses.
Most obtain the drugs by stealing them, hooking up to false Internet pharmacies or from friends and relatives.
"Diversion and abuse of prescription drugs are a threat to our public health and safety similar to the threat posed by illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine," said Gil Kerlikowske, director of national drug control policy.
"In 2006, the last year for which data are available, drug-induced deaths in the United States exceeded firearm-injury deaths and ranked second only to motor vehicle accidents as a cause of accidental death."
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