MICHAEL JACKSON - COPS TO PROBE CELEBRITY DOCTORS

COPS TO PROBE CELEBRITY DOCTORS

MICHAEL JACKSON's death will put an end to Hollywood's prescription drug culture - cops are set to root out bogus doctors who provide pills to stars.
The King of Pop suffered a cardiac arrest last Thursday (25Jun09), leading to a series of revelations about his regular use of prescription medicines.
And the high-profile tragedy has sparked calls for a clean-up of the "celebrity doctors" who prescribe medication to rockers and film stars without good reason.
A number of celebrity deaths - including Elvis Presley in 1977, Chris Penn in 2006, Anna Nicole Smith in 2007, and Heath Ledger last year (08) - have been linked to their use of prescription medicine.
And cops are under pressure to put an end to the scandal in the wake of the Jackson tragedy.
A Los Angeles police source tells U.K. tabloid The Sun, "Prescription drugs are ruining America. This case has put these boutique celebrity doctors and their practices under the microscope. Investigators will look at who else these doctors could have provided drugs to."