Jailed Samsung boss accused of abusing Propofol AKA ‘the milk of amnesia’ or 'the drug that killed Michael Jackson'
(2021/03/12)
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2021/03/12/samsung_propofol/
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Samsung's appropriately ranked vice-chairman Lee Jae-Yong, right now behind bars for bribery, concealment of criminal proceeds, and embezzlement, is being investigated for illegal drug use.
Korean news wire Yonhap [1]reports the cops are probing claims that Lee unlawfully took Propofol at a plastic surgery clinic. The drug is illegal in South Korea unless used for strictly medical purposes.
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As explained in a [3]Harvard Medical School article undramatically titled “Propofol: the drug that killed Michael Jackson,” the drug is known as the “milk of amnesia” and is used to put people under before either simple procedures or ahead of a general anesthetic.
Dear team: Please work hard in 2021. I’d help, but I’m in jail. Yours, the boss of Samsung [4]READ MORE
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It can also be abused as a sedative for those who struggle to sleep, or if you fancy feeling pleasantly dreamy and/or want to [6]experience graphic sexual hallucinations.
Samsung says Lee only took the drug for legitimate reasons. However, it is alleged Lee was a “regular” user at another clinic. Maybe he needed a lot of plastic surgery.
At least he was taking it at a clinic: Michael Jackson’s death has been widely attributed to the sex creep pop prince administering the drug [7]himself , which is a bad idea as the Propofol is strong enough to impair breathing.
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Whatever the outcome of the case, it leaves Lee with another legal headache to cure as he seeks to return to his role as Samsung’s leader. ®
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[3] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/propofol-the-drug-that-killed-michael-jackson-201111073772
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/27/samsung_prison_letters/
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[6] https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/77/5/1037/32873/Sexual-Illusions-and-Propofol-Sedation
[7] https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS114719469620111028
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Korean news wire Yonhap [1]reports the cops are probing claims that Lee unlawfully took Propofol at a plastic surgery clinic. The drug is illegal in South Korea unless used for strictly medical purposes.
[2]
As explained in a [3]Harvard Medical School article undramatically titled “Propofol: the drug that killed Michael Jackson,” the drug is known as the “milk of amnesia” and is used to put people under before either simple procedures or ahead of a general anesthetic.
Dear team: Please work hard in 2021. I’d help, but I’m in jail. Yours, the boss of Samsung [4]READ MORE
[5]
It can also be abused as a sedative for those who struggle to sleep, or if you fancy feeling pleasantly dreamy and/or want to [6]experience graphic sexual hallucinations.
Samsung says Lee only took the drug for legitimate reasons. However, it is alleged Lee was a “regular” user at another clinic. Maybe he needed a lot of plastic surgery.
At least he was taking it at a clinic: Michael Jackson’s death has been widely attributed to the sex creep pop prince administering the drug [7]himself , which is a bad idea as the Propofol is strong enough to impair breathing.
[8]
Whatever the outcome of the case, it leaves Lee with another legal headache to cure as he seeks to return to his role as Samsung’s leader. ®
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[1] https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210311003551315
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[3] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/propofol-the-drug-that-killed-michael-jackson-201111073772
[4] https://www.theregister.com/2021/01/27/samsung_prison_letters/
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[6] https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/77/5/1037/32873/Sexual-Illusions-and-Propofol-Sedation
[7] https://www.reuters.com/article/idUS114719469620111028
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[9] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Dilemma
HildyJ
My wife was given Propofol for her colonoscopy. Should I ask her about any "graphic sexual hallucinations" or just leave well enough alone?
Re: Dilemma
Anonymous Coward
Guess who is sleeping on the couch in the future?
cornetman
Until we start treating drug addition as a sickness instead of a criminal offense, we are never going to get to grips with the problem.
A telescope of unusual size
Chairman of the Bored
Just before the anesthesiologist hit me with milk of amnesia, he directed my attention to the tray on which the colonoscopy endoscope sat. I was shocked at the length of the instrument, and the last thing the doc said before I dropped was, "Check out that telescope! It's big enough to see your anus..." Between that and the drugs I awakened laughing my ass off.
"... undramatically titled..."
:-D