OTC drug addiction - a cautionary tale !

I've had a micro-version of this with an olbas inhaler, found myself carrying it in my pocket everywhere I went and just using it a couple of times an hour because it 'made me feel better', even though I wasn't actually ill.

A long time ago I spent a fair while in hospital, with lots of surgeries and lots of morphine (IV then oral). Wasn't easy getting back into everyday life once I was out of hospital.




Is this basically what happened to Michael Jackson?

I can't remember the details but I seem to remember that Michael Jackson was on all kinds of stuff and basically needed propofol (a serious anaesthetic, not just a high-street drug) just to be able to fall asleep normally. Overdo that stuff and you go into a sleep you won't wake up from... It's serious stuff, as I understand it (only had a cursory interest in this so might be totally wrong) only bonafide anaesthetists equipped with some pretty serious equipment (brain monitoring and the like) would be using the stuff. Anyone who has had a procedure under general anaesthetic may well be familiar with it- normally it is loaded into a syringe driver and it looks like milk as it is formulated as a white coloured emulsion.
 
Some years back , I went into Hospital for an op. The drugs trolley came round at night , and I'd been told to ask for "syrup" . I've no idea hat this syrup was , but never again ! I went off on a wild trip the likes of which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy . . I'm not sure whether it was a genuine "desired " psychedelic type trip , but if it was , I really pity the ones who voluntarily go on one . No, not for me , but of course there's no accounting for folk.
 

milkloss

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I can't remember the details but I seem to remember that Michael Jackson was on all kinds of stuff and basically needed propofol (a serious anaesthetic, not just a high-street drug) just to be able to fall asleep normally. Overdo that stuff and you go into a sleep you won't wake up from... It's serious stuff, as I understand it (only had a cursory interest in this so might be totally wrong) only bonafide anaesthetists equipped with some pretty serious equipment (brain monitoring and the like) would be using the stuff. Anyone who has had a procedure under general anaesthetic may well be familiar with it- normally it is loaded into a syringe driver and it looks like milk as it is formulated as a white coloured emulsion.
Propofol ........ feels like having minty milk injected into your veins just before the lights go out. Very refreshing for a second or two.
 

Dragon

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There was a story in the news this week, of a footballer who died this week. He had a minor calf muscle op and had a General aneastesthetic 1981, which he never woke up from. Certaintly a thought prevoking article.
I had a general earlier this year and had to basically sign the usual disclaimer, which made me think!! 🤔
 

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