Michael Jackson: History Of An Addict Emerges

Muchas gracias to TMZ, who doesn't stop digging when the others move on.

Michael Jackson took Propofol as early as 1999, a former manager claims in a new book -- and says Jackson was late to his 30th anniversary concerts because he was drugged up.

Frank Cascio, a former personal assistant to Jackson who eventually became his close friend and manager, writes that he first noticed Jackson taking Demerol in 1993 during his "Dangerous" tour. He says Jackson was first introduced to the drug in 1984, after Jackson burned his head during a Pepsi commercial shoot.

In the book, an advanced copy of which was obtained by the AP, Cascio claims Jackson took Propofol in 1999 after a stage accident in Munich.

Cascio says he spoke to Jackson's siblings about his drug use in 2001 and they tried to approach Jackson about it -- but MJ "simply pushed them away."

Writing about Jackson's death, Cascio says Michael "died in his endless quest to attain some inner peace."

That pretty well sums up what makes sense, that this was a long-standing problem that led to an inevitable end.  I also wondered, while Jackson didn't self-administer the fatal shot, how much he had given himself over the years.  I'm just saying, when you have that kind of money and resources you can get what you want.  Though what led him to the drugs was not his fault, it introduced him to the escape that he had been craving for years.  He never stood a chance

Again, not contradicting Murray's guilt but shows this train was in motion years before he came on board.  According to TIME, Jackson and Murray did not meet until 2006.