Prescription drugs’ role in Michael Jackson’s death being probed

October 8th, 2009 LONDON - British singer Robbie Williams has revealed in an exclusive interview that he was just 24 hours away from dying from a prescription drugs binge before entering rehab. Williams, 35, revealed that the dangerous cocktail of pills included the painkiller Vicodin, which was found in Michael Jackson's body after his death.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actress-singer Lindsay Lohan is addicted to prescription drugs, her father Michael has claimed. Michael, who has a history of drug abuse himself, wants to help the "Mean Girls" actress beat her reliance on legal substances as he's terrified she will end up dead, reportsfametastic.co.uk.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Actress Lindsay Lohan's father, Michael, fears that his daughter may end up having the same fate as late King of Pop Michael Jackson and late actor Heath Ledger due to her addiction to prescription drugs. He even says that the 'Mean Girls' star is so addicted to prescription drugs that she is no longer the girl he brought up.

October 5th, 2009 LINDSAY LOHAN's outspoken father MICHAEL has sensationally accused his daughter of harbouring a prescription drug habit - voicing his fears she will suffer the same fate as MICHAEL JACKSON and HEATH LEDGER. The Mean Girls star has faced a dramatic fall from grace since her days as Disney's golden girl, and has become more famous for her hard-partying and relationships than her acting.

September 25th, 2009 LONDON - Brit singer songwriter Robbie Williams has revealed that his addiction to prescription drugs was so bad that it nearly killed him. Williams, 35, who checked himself into rehab on his 33rd birthday in 2007, when death "came knocking", has for the first time revealed how grim his life became during the depths of a three-year addiction.

August 25th, 2009 Police in Los Angeles are investigating reports MICHAEL JACKSON may have used two secret email addresses to help him buy prescription drugs. The Thriller hitmaker passed away on 25 June (09) after suffering a cardiac arrest, and rumours of substance abuse problems have swirled in the wake of his death, with strong painkiller Demerol at the centre of the investigation.

August 24th, 2009 LONDON - Cops investigating Michael Jackson's death have discovered two secret email accounts he may have used to buy prescription drugs. The detectives said they have recently discovered the King of Pop operated the Gmail and AOL sites.

July 30th, 2009 LONDON - Investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson reportedly suspect a host of dodgy medics supplied the star with prescription drugs that are believed to have cost him his life. Jackson's personal physician Dr Conrad Murray was previously said to be a key suspect in the manslaughter investigation.

July 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Heath Ledger's father Kim has blamed his son for his death. The 'Brokeback Mountain' star died of an accidental overdose of prescription drugs in January 2008, aged just 28.

July 9th, 2009 Drug czar says Jackson's death a wake-up callWASHINGTON — The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse. Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, says more people are dying in the United States from drug overdoses than from gunshot wounds.

July 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Jackson's death has opened some old wounds for Heath Ledger's family, especially his father Kim. Ledger died from an overdose of prescription drugs while battling insomnia and the flu and Jackson died of a suspected cardiac arrest, believed to have been caused by a cocktail of prescription drugs.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Several narcotics found in late King of Pop Michael Jackson's rented home in Los Angeles included powerful sedative Propofol, also known as Diprivan, according to a law enforcement source. Propofol is administered intravenously.

June 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - The former nanny of Michael Jackson's children has said the singer's stomach had to be pumped on a regular basis to remove dangerous cocktails of drugs. Grace Rwaramba, who worked for Jackson for more than a decade before being dismissed last December, claimed the King Of Pop often mixed too many drugs at the same time.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late singer Michael Jackson's final autopsy reports are likely to take up to six weeks, according to the chief coroner investigating his death. The cops have seized vials of prescription drugs from the King Of Pop's rented house in Los Angeles as part of their ongoing investigation.

June 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Cops have seized bags of prescription drugs from Michael Jackson's Beverly Hills pad, according to reports. Brian Oxman, the ex-Jackson family lawyer, has claimed that officers have searched the property, and took away various items, reports The China Daily.