As investigators continue to search for clues about whether prescription drugs played a role in the death of Michael Jackson, TMZ is exclusively reporting that during the raid on Neverland Ranch in 2003, a large collection of drugs was seized by authorities.
According to police documents obtained by TMZ, everything from syringes to antibiotics to powerful painkillers were found in Jackson's home. See Pics @ TMZ
TMZ reports the following was found: Versed (sedative), IV bags possibly containing anesthesias, Promethazine (strong anthistamine), Alprazolam (anti-anxiety drug), Percocet (painkiller), Demerol (painkiller), Prednisone (steroid) and oxygen tanks among other things.
The new information comes as much of the speculation surrounding the King of Pop's death is leaning toward prescription drugs and the doctors who may have prescribed them. While the initial autopsy revealed Jackson died of cardiac arrest, toxicology reports to come in the following weeks will be able to shed more light on whether or not drugs played a role in Jackson's death.
According to a new CNN report citing police documents, Jackson took more than 10 Xanax pills a night, often having his employees get a prescription under their name for him. "No matter how you cut it, this is an extremely high dosage of Xanax," CNN's medical reporter Dr. Sanjay Gupta said. "It is a huge red flag, even with the tolerance that I was talking about. This dosage is exceedingly high for any human being."
In the CNN reports, a Jackson employee told authorities that "Jackson was doing better because he was down from 30 to 40 Xanax pills a night."
Michael Jackson starred as the Scarecrow in the 1978 film 'The Wiz.'
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Oprah Winfrey interviewed Jackson in February of 1993.
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Time showed off an Andy Warhol portrait on a 1984 cover at the height of his 'Thriller' popularity.
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Michael Jackson is photographed with Brooke Shields in 1988.
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Michael Jackson hit the court with Michael Jordan during the video shoot for 'Jam' in 1992.
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Jackson attends a Pepsi press conference on February 3, 1992. Jackson accepted the largest individual sponsorship deal in history from Pepsi-Cola in 1983.
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Jackson performs during the halftime show at the Super Bowl XXVII in Pasadena in 1993. The halftime show was a ratings smash.
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Jackson and his wife Lisa Marie Presley kiss on the stage of Radio City Music Hall at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards. "And they said he wouldn't last," Jackson joked.
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Wearing a black surgical mask, Jackson arrives with companion Debbie Rowe, mother to two of his children, at a performance of the play "Sisterella" in 1996.
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Michael Jackson with baby son Prince and mother Debbie Rowe on cover of OK! Magazine in 1997.
