<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"&lt;img hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2009/06/26/0626_michael_jackson_ex_13-1.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Jackson Morphine OD\" /&gt;Members of &lt;strong&gt;Michael Jackson&lt;/strong&gt;'s family told us the singer was given a \"&lt;strong&gt;heavy dose of morphine&lt;/strong&gt;\" prior to his death, and family members were alarmed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We're told Joe Jackson recently wanted to put Michael in a rehab facility in Palmdale, California for what he considered an \"addiction\" to morphine and prescription drugs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Family members say they felt he was unable to perform for his upcoming concerts because of his drug use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Members of the upcoming tour tell TMZ Jackson was generally lethargic and very late for rehearsals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are reports Jackson OD'd yesterday on Demerol, a drug similar to morphine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interestingly, Jackson wrote a song called \"Morphine\" in 1997. One of the lyrics -- \"Demerol. &lt;strong&gt;Demerol&lt;/strong&gt;. Oh God he's taking Demerol.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;\n&lt;div class=\"related\"&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;span&gt;See Also&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-prescription-drugs-pharmacy-mickey-fine-demerol-died/\"&gt;Jackson Allegedly Racked Up Huge Rx Bills&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/26/beware-of-lawyers-dropping-jacksons-name/\"&gt;Beware of Lawyers Dropping Jackson's Name&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n    &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\"\"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;/div&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.tmz.com/2009/06/26/michael-jackson-overdose-demerol-morphine-dies-dead/5/>