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"Federal authorities are considering making propofol -- one of the drugs found in Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s home -- a controlled substance, the Associated Press reports.   Such action would put new limits on its distribution.\r\nFind out how Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s pill addiction began.\r\n The Drug Enforcement Administration was petitioned two years ago to greater regulate propofol, a potent anesthetic, and to make it a so-called &amp;quot;scheduled&amp;quot; drug under the Controlled Substances Act. That designation is used to impose restrictions on distributing and prescribing certain drugs prone to abuse and addiction.\r\nSee 32 photos from inside Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s Staples Center memorial.\r\nDEA spokesman Rusty Payne confirmed Wednesday that the agency is considering adding propofol (the brand name version is Diprivan) to that list.\r\nSee how Michael Jackson&amp;apos;s face has changed over the years.\r\n Until Jackson&amp;apos;s death, the main concern about propofol was its potential for abuse by medical staff because it is usually administered intravenously in hospitals to patients who need to be unconscious for surgery or other procedures.\r\nRevisit the King of Pop&amp;apos;s most unforgettable moments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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