What is Demerol?
Demerol is a pain reliever that is given, by prescription only, to patients for moderate to sever pain. It can be fatal and is not recommended for patients who have a sensitivity or allergy to monoamine oxidase inhibitors or anyone who may have recently had one.
The drug carries a dependency warning similar to that of morphine. Both Demerol and morphine are opiates and similar in constitution to heroin and other habit-forming opiates. It is being reported by some sources that Demerol was in Michael Jackson’s system and had been administered to him by his personal physician on the day of his death. Many who were close to Jackson spoke about his addiction to pain killers and some suspect that Demerol may have been used beyond it’s prescribed medicinal function.
Below is a full chemical description of Demerol including risks and warnings.
June 26, 2009
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