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Propofol is an anesthetic typically used to induce unconsciousness in patients before a major surgery. Murray said he previously administered the drug to help Jackson sleep and then stopped the IV drip when the singer wanted to wake up. Experts in the field say the drug is only administered in hospitals and there is no reason the drug should have been in Jackson's home. Toxicology reports are still pending, but thus far many people are looking to blame Murray for Jackson's death, as the drug allegedly caused his heart to stop.
"They (the family) are suspicious of this doctor and they have real reason to be, because any other doctor would say 'Here's what happened in the last hour of his life and I was there. I gave him some medicine,'" says family friend and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson. "(Murray) owes it to the family and to the public to say, 'These were the last hours of Michael's life and here's what happened.' That's a reasonable expectation."
At this point, police say Murray is cooperating and have not labeled him a suspect, but are still investigating. Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, claims the doctor "didn't prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson." While searching Jackson's home, police found propofol and other liquid sedatives "big enough to fill two gym bags" hidden in a closet. An IV line and three oxygen tanks were in the star's bedroom and 15 additional tanks were kept in a security guard's shack.
It looks like Michael was suffering from various drug dependencies, and according to previous discoveries by detectives, he had what appears to be many illegally obtained prescriptions. Insiders claim Jackson has suffered from addiction for years. Should Murray be held accountable for administering what may have been Jackson's final dose? Doesn't a doctor have to accept legal responsibility for giving a patient drugs that could potentially be fatal?
