KING OF POP OR KING OF PAIN

SINGER KNOWN AS KING OF POP

TRAUMA

• Physically and psychologically abused
• Vitiligo (white patches)
• Skin bleaching (skeptic)

ADDICTION IN THE PAST?

• Took Xanax
• Took Valium
• Took Ativan
• No sign of abuse until 1993

DEATH

• Believed to overdosed on Propofol
• Died June 25, 2009
• At age 50

SHORT TERM DRUG EFFECTS

• Fast or slow heart rate
• High or Low blood pressure
• Rash
• Itching

LONG TERM DRUG EFFECTS

• Bronchospasm
• Cardiac arrest
• Seizures
• Arterial hypotension

WAYS TO PREVENT ADDICTION

• monitored use of Propofol
• Reach out
• Stay busy or distracted
• Avoid stress