Jackson Family Feared Morphine OD

Michael Jackson Morphine ODMembers of Michael Jackson's family told us the singer was given a "heavy dose of morphine" prior to his death, and family members were alarmed.

We're told Joe Jackson recently wanted to put Michael in a rehab facility in Palmdale, California for what he considered an "addiction" to morphine and prescription drugs.

Family members say they felt he was unable to perform for his upcoming concerts because of his drug use.

Members of the upcoming tour tell TMZ Jackson was generally lethargic and very late for rehearsals.

There are reports Jackson OD'd yesterday on Demerol, a drug similar to morphine.

Interestingly, Jackson wrote a song called "Morphine" in 1997. One of the lyrics -- "Demerol. Demerol. Oh God he's taking Demerol."




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46. i am just hurt.i am 42 years old black woman from arkansas. and let me tell you my mother brought every micheal album that came out for me.but for me the off the wall was just it. i would do my home work on his music and i would dance in front of the mirrow just thinking that micheal was singing to me. i love him. and my prayer goes out his family. and i think that his mother or sister or brother should raise his kids. and who ever gave micheal all those drugs should go straight to jail and do not pass go. this is clearly wrong. and maybe micheal felt that this tour was to much for him he is clearly not young like he use to be. and i know this because like i said i am 42 going on 43 years old and i have my days. well micheal you will be miss. but not forgotten. i will love you forever. now it's time for you to show GOD some of those moves.love always lisa.

Posted at 9:52AM on Jun 26th 2009 by lisa

47. TMZ I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! I WAS AT WORK READING YOUR SITE WHEN YOU BROKE THE STORY ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON. EVERYONE WAS WATCHING CNN AND SAYING IT WAS NOT TRUE. I KEPT SAYING THAT TMZ WAS ON TOP OF IT... IT TOOK CNN UNTIL 7 PM MY TIME TO CONFIRM HIS DEATH. BY THAT TIME YOU WERE ON THE NEXT PAGE.... KEEP IT UP......AND NOW ALL MY FRIENDS ARE ASKING FOR YOUR WEBSITE TMZ.....YOU KICK'D ASS ON THIS ONE!

Posted at 9:54AM on Jun 26th 2009 by sammie in Memphis

48. rip michael jackson thankyou for the great music

Posted at 10:08AM on Jun 26th 2009 by martin firth

49. Hey, if Michael died of an overdose we will find out soon enough. Meanwhile there are young people all over the country dying the same death although not in huge mansions with a doctor present...last weekend it was a 21yo boy in Kansas City whose father found him the day before Father's Day dead from an overdose of hydrocodone...last year it was the 30 year old father of a 2 year old found dead after a drunken party. It's all so sad; their pain is so unbearable in life they must numb it any way they can.

Posted at 9:54AM on Jun 26th 2009 by chillax

50. C'mon letz leave speculating - wait for the news from the 'horses mouth' so to speak, the family have enough to deal with without adding media speculation

Posted at 9:55AM on Jun 26th 2009 by ABAG

51. Johnny B, I had your mom and sister in the bed and they lookalike, but i knew the difference because your mom swallows!

Posted at 9:55AM on Jun 26th 2009 by MJ fan for life

52. I think it is a pretty safe bet that if the stories are true that Michael went into respiratory arrest after receiving an injection of an Opiate; that there was something organic going on also. Every EMS in major metropolitan areas routinely carries Naloxone - an Opiate Antagonist that rapidly reverses the effects of an Opiate overdose. I can't imagine that, if they were aware that he had just received an injection, that they would have not administered it immediately - unless there was a massive coverup at the scene. This could go a long way toward explaining why the homicide and coroners inverstigators showed up aat the residence.

Posted at 9:55AM on Jun 26th 2009 by EastSideDanny

53. If these reports are true and I feel they are it would be just like elvis death. fame kills. Its a sad world we live in....

Posted at 9:59AM on Jun 26th 2009 by snoppy

54. Jackson settled after owing a Beverly Hills pharmacy $100,000 for prescription meds:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/20045.html

Posted at 9:56AM on Jun 26th 2009 by Double Standard

55. OMG, In Mexico there is a place called EL ANGEL DE LA INDEPENDENCIA (INDEPENDENCE ANGEL) where people goes to celebrate when we win a world coup or something important happends. Yesterday there were hundred of people dressed up like Michael Jackson, dancing like him and crying because of his death. You cant imagine the millions of fans he had in Mexico.

Posted at 9:56AM on Jun 26th 2009 by Grace

56. This is truely a tragedy. We loose three magnificent people in a period of 2 days. Let us remember them all in all of their glory. If he did overdose or his death was due to prescrition drugs, I think that somewhere along the line that the doctors should be help responsible for his death. If he was not given access to these drugs, he may have never died or lived longer. This is sad. The world will be missing one of the greatest muscisions there ever was. I send my prayers as well as my thoughts to his family and friends, but most of all to his children. I could not imagine the triumphs they will have to go threw until this is resloved. I do think the news needs to cut down a bit though because its hard for the family and the people who love him to grieve....they are human! REST IN PEACE MICHAEL you will be missed, Farrah and Ed as well. Love Peace and Happieness. Love ASHLEIGH

Posted at 9:57AM on Jun 26th 2009 by Mrs Albritton

57. So, is the family going to have MJ stuffed and put on display in a glass case, like he did with the elephant man's bones? I liked some of his music, but my gosh, he was a freak!

Posted at 9:58AM on Jun 26th 2009 by Blake

58. do u really have to do this? let him rest!! shame on u tmz, shame on u!

Posted at 9:58AM on Jun 26th 2009 by eden

59. oh come on they said tht a first bout elvis cant we just remember michael jackson for his music and not his supposed dubious past which was never proved so rest in peace king of pop and may god be with your family at this very sad time

Posted at 6:50PM on Jun 26th 2009 by donald

60. yes he is dead, yes he was a great artist, but would you have trusted your children's safety alone in his company ? HELL NO, he WAS a peadophile, he abused children, the only reason he was never charged with anything was because he paid the poor kids familes off
MJ was no god, or idol, he was a junkie kiddie fiddler, who had far too much cash than sense

may he rot in hell

Posted at 9:59AM on Jun 26th 2009 by UK Diva

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