MICHAEL JACKSON'S LAW

As we all know at this time, Michael Jackson was recently given a deadly dose of a very powerful anesthetic called Propofol, which is typically thought to be reserved for use in hospital operating rooms.  It is an outrage that these drugs, and others like it, are NOT currently regulated by the DEA. At the present time, there is absolutely no regulation whatsoever of these anesthetic drugs which specifically outline exactly how, where and under what medical circumstances these powerful, addictive and incredibly deadly drugs should be administered to patients.  Michael Jackson's Law would make it illegal for any drug intended for hospital or operating room use to be administered outside the premises of an actual hospital or dental surgeon's office.  This would include a ban for any physician or dental surgeon to use such drugs at a patient's private residence, as well as in other more public arenas such as hotel rooms, office buildings, etc.

Michael Jackson, like so many others, became easily and quite innocently addicted to prescription pain killers after sustaining serious and painful burns during the now infamous 1984 Pepsi commercial shoot, at which time his hair/head caught on fire. He made multiple attempts to wean off of this medication and unfortunately failed each time. From that time on, his addictions progressed to more powerful drugs and he was at the mercy of enablers who, for their own selfish gain, helped feed his multiple addictions. At some point in his life, Michael Jackson found it was much easier to literally "shop around" for the most "cooperative" physician than it was to detox off of the medications. Like so many good men and women before him, he walked far too easily down the path to his ultimate destruction.  

In our current medical system, it is far too easy for addicts and /or enablers to get medication prescriptions from multiple unsuspecting physicians, easily allowing them to mask and perpetuate their addiction. These cracks in the system must be fixed immediately.  No human being should ever have to fall into the world of addiction and have a system that makes it all too easy for them to stay there. In addition to creating regulatory laws regarding Propofol and similar medications, this law will also create a national database, specifically for pharmacist use, which would track all controlled substances/medications prescribed to an individual by all licensed physicians, nurse practitioners and dentists.  The database would create a red flag for pharmacists regarding patients receiving multiple or potentially abusive amounts of addictive medications, helping to properly protect the patient from perpetuating their addictions and help get them off the path to self-destruction.   This system will allow pharmacists to alert doctors and patients of problems early on and go a long way towards warning patients of the dangers of the highly addictive medications they are taking BEFORE they become addicted in the first place. Michael Jackson's Law will stop unsuspecting future addicts from falling into this death trap and help the millions currently hooked and headed for tragedy. This is a national disaster of epic proportions and getting worse by the day.  As a country we desperately need such a database and as a society we are morally obligated to create and provide one. With your vote for Michael Jackson's Law we can take one step closer to helping a lot of future unknowing victims and allow Michael Jackson's legacy to heal the world even after his death.

FYI-   The relapse rate for drug abusers is 95%.  This means that only 5% of addicts who detox "get off" the medication they are addicted to, stay off permanently. This shows the degree of stranglehold that has become so impossible for most all to overcome alone.