Dr. Conrad Murray, a physician for the late pop star Michael Jackson, appears at a child support hearing at Clark County Family Court on Nov. 16, 2009.
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LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star. Dr. Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea today in Los Angeles Superior Court just hours after he was charged.
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gary wrote on February 08, 2010 06:07 PM:
Did not have money for child support, but can find the money for his bail-probably selling some of those drugs on the side to subsidize his income. Imagine if the doctor had been a white guy - Vegas west side would be screaming racism.
X Doc wrote on February 08, 2010 03:20 PM:
MJ was a Zombie long before he killed himself.From a Insurance perspective he overdoses,if the Doctor is convicted then the Family may get millions,however not so fast his little boy friends will want some money too.
Pain Meds Out of Control wrote on February 08, 2010 01:46 PM:
As to the specific ffacts in this case, I am uncertain. What is certain is that Pain Management meds are over-prescribed every day in most pain management practices.
Patients find themselves dependent on these prescriptions by their second doctor visit.
Pain meds are a vital tool in the doctor's tool kit, but only one. However, it is an easy one for overworked docs to turn to for immediate relief for suffering patients. Nevertheless, a doctor's limited time is not an excuse for the easy solution. Force your doctor to work with you to find other solutions (perhaps even eastern medicine solutions--meditation, massage, accupuncture, yoga, exercise, etc. for pain management). There are many avenues to manage pain.
Pain meds generally treat only the symptom of pain and are not intended to be a permanent solution.
Unfortunately, once the pain is handled, the immediate need for a better solution is resolved and patients find themselves slipping through the cracks into dependency/addiction. There are too many soccer moms and dads with dependencies. And such dependencies grow as tolerance grows. At some point you may find yourself approaching a lethal dose if you ever find yourself in need of pain meds under the management of an overworked doc.
Be aware and take some responsibility for your medical care.
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