The death of Michael Jackson occurred after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California on June 25, 2009. He was treated by paramedics at his home, but was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.[1] His personal physician, Conrad Murray, stated he found Jackson in his room, not breathing but with a faint pulse, and administered CPR to no avail. While initial reports discussed the possible role of painkillers in Jackson's death,[1][2] attention later turned to the medications he reportedly took for insomnia, most notably the anesthetic propofol (Diprivan).
On August 28, the Los Angeles County Coroner released an official statement saying that Jackson's death was a homicide caused by the combination of drugs in his system.[3] Before his death, Jackson reportedly had been administered propofol, lorazepam and midazolam.[4] Law enforcement officials are conducting a manslaughter investigation of his personal physician, who has told investigators that he had been trying to wean Jackson off propofol.[5][6] Propofol itself can become from slightly to moderately addictive only in the rarest cases of its use in non-sleeping doses [7].
Jackson's death triggered an outpouring of grief around the world, creating surges of Internet traffic and causing sales of his music and that of the Jackson 5 to soar.[8] He had been scheduled to perform the This Is It concert series to over one million people at London's O2 arena, from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010.[9] His public memorial service on July 7, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, where he had rehearsed for the London concerts just two days before his death, was broadcast live around the world, attracting a global audience of up to one billion people.[10]
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