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Jul 29, 2009 6:07 pm US/Eastern
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Elvis' Personal Doctor Talks Drugs and the King of Rock 'n' Roll Tonight Insider footage of Elvis Presley just six weeks before his death -- drenched in sweat, slurring his words onstage during a performance; backstage he seemed out of it, bloated and exhausted. Now, we're with the King of Rock 'n' Roll's personal physician, Dr. George Nichopoulos, who reveals the story behind that footage for the first time ever.
"The problem at that time was that he had been given some medication to help him sleep, and one of the side effects is that it will drop your blood pressure down," says Dr. Nick, who gave Elvis the pills that made him slur his words. The author of "The King and Dr. Nick: What Really Happened to Elvis and Me" in stores February 2010, says, "Unfortunately, there's not a drug that treats everything; each medical problem needs its own medication."
The incredible footage comes from the new DVD "This is Elvis," in stores now. Many people have compared Elvis' death to Michael Jackson's, and Dr. Nick says of Jackson's own personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, now the focus of a police investigation, "I'm sure he's running scared."
Watch "The Insider" for more! An exclusive "Insider" video made six weeks before Elvis Presley's death shows the singer drenched in sweat and slurring his words onstage during a performance. The King of Rock 'n' Roll's personal physician says Elvis Presley was badly affected by the mix of drugs the star used to control his life, a mix suspected in the death of later-era superstar Michael Jackson.
Dr. George Nichopoulos spoke to "The Insider" about video footage made six weeks before Elvis' death that shows the singer drenched in sweat and slurring his words onstage during a performance.
Backstage he seemed out of it, bloated and exhausted, said Nichopoulos, known also as Dr. Nick.
"The problem at that time was that he had been given some medication to help him sleep, and one of the side effects is that it will drop your blood pressure down," says Dr. Nick, who gave Elvis the pills that made him slur his words. What Really Happened to Elvis and Me'
Dr. 'Nick' Nichopoulos Talks About Elvis - Dr. Murray - 'The King and Dr. Nick'
The author of, says, "Unfortunately, there's not a drug that treats everything; each medical problem needs its own medication." The incredible footage comes from the new DVD "This is Elvis," in stores now. Many people have compared Elvis' death to Michael Jackson's, and Dr. Nick says of Jackson's own personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, now the focus of a police investigation, "I'm sure he's running scared." The Los Angeles County coroner's office says release of Michael Jackson's autopsy results will be delayed. Coroner's officials had said they were going to release the results this week but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said Wednesday the announcement will probably not come until next week.
Winter did not discuss reasons for the delay, saying only that his office needed to "finish up a bunch of stuff," reports CBS News. It was reported earlier Wednesday that prescription drugs prescribed or sold to Jackson were obtained with the use of as many as 19 aliases, the attorney for Jackson's doctor says.