I know that many of you are expecting definitive answers from the autopsy report. Please understand that the report may tell us some things, and not others. If accurate (and there is always the chance that it will NOT be. . . ), the report may tell us what drugs were in his system; was he healthy/fit enough to do the concerts, and other things. The preliminary statements have already ruled out heart-disease -- otherwise there wouldn't be these questions and delay.
Please be aware of what the report may NOT tell us.
1. Whether or not he was addicted to any medications.
2. How much Diprivan (if any) was used?
3. Did he take the medications voluntarily?
4. Was he healthy enough to do the concerts?
Let me explain.
1. Was he addicted? The presence of medications in his system would tell us that they were present, but probably NOT if he was, or was not, "addicted" to these at the time of death. There is a difference between taking something, and needing to take a medication because one gets sick if one does not have the drug, i.e. addiction. I don't believe the report will tell us that. If the report shows a high level of opiates, then that means that he was addicted/had a high tolerance, OR someone made a mistake and gave too much, OR, he himself made a mistake and took too much, OR, an overdose was deliberately given. There may be no way to know any of this from a tox-report.
2. How much (if any) Diprivan was given? The Diprivan dissipates/leaves the body quickly. This may be the reason for the delay in calling 911, to allow the drug to leave his system. Because of the delay, it could be impossible to tell if Michael received a hugely lethal dose. . . i.e. murder or mistake. I'm not saying that it was or was not deliberate, just that the tox report may not tell us anything definite about that. It's now being suggested that Michael was dead possibly for hours before 911 was called, giving Murray time to remove items from his storage locker, and for the medication to vanish. We just don't KNOW, and may never know, how much Diprivan (if any) Michael was given.
3. Did he take medications voluntarily? Even if drugs are found in the tox report, that does not tell us if Michael took them voluntarily, i.e. with the exception of Diprivan, were they given to him by someone else, or did he self-medicate? If a person has an IV in place, anything can be given through the IV line. That could happen quickly, and if the person suspected foul play they would probably not have time to stop it. Just so you'll know. . . .
4. Was he healthy enough to do the concerts? The autopsy report may tell us if Michael had enough weight/was healthy enough to sustain the effort of the concerts. And if not, WHY was he being pushed so hard? His health and well-being should have come before everything. . . .
So, I know some expect answers with the autopsy report. There may be some answers, but it's also possible that we may not know much better than we did before, what really happened. I know that most "talking heads" on tv are saying he was an addict. We know that he had problems with addiction in the past. We may NOT know if he was addicted, at the end. Please keep an open mind when the report comes out?