Propofol, The New Illicit Prescription Drug By: Katt Mollar | - Over the years, there have been many case reports involving doctors and nurses abusing Propofol. However, they didn't attract any attention because the incidence was relatively low compared to other drugs such as opioids. Until the recent death of Michael Jackson. The King of Pop had apparently been using Propofol and toxicology reports found significant amounts of Propofol in Michael Jackson's body, along with other drugs.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. and the majority of CVD deaths are attributable to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) which claims more than 250,000 lives each year. One person dies of SCA-related events every two minutes. This is equivalent to more 650 deaths each day. Each year, more people die from SCA than from breast cancer, lung cancer, stroke, or AIDS ... Tags:Michael Jackson, cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac arrest, AEDs, CPR, defibrillators, heart disease, diprivan, bystander CPR, American Heart Association