Several sites are now reporting the findings of the search of Michael Jackson’s home.  In addition to multiple vials of the anesthetic propofol and bottles of sedatives, there is word of “tar heroin” and marijuana.  Sounds like MJ dabbled in everything.  It turns out that the “tar heroin” didn’t test positive for heroin, but the medication list becomes a little more interesting with the finding of Benoquin in the master bathroom.

What’s Benoquin?  It’s the brand name for a drug called monobenzone, a depigmentation agent used for various skin disorders, including vitiligo (presumed to be the autoimmune depigmenting disease having affliced Michael Jackson). Although its exact mechanism of action is unknown, it works by destroying or modifying the melanocytes in the skin – the cells that produce the pigment melanin that gives skin a dark color.   Typically, it is used to bleach the skin around areas of depigmentation to give it a uniform color.  This may be a contributing explanation as to why Michael Jackson was so uniformly pale!

Check out these links more information on what was found in MJ’s house, Benoquin, and vitiligo.

Tags: drugs, Michael Jackson, Search Warrant

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