Elvis
Presley

A few weeks after Presley Hawaiian Concert otygryval his eighth season in Las Vegas, during which the singer had to skip the first few speeches. Began to know about a backlog of health problems. For many years, Elvis Presley has been dependent on official prescription drugs, which became for him the drug. Initially, it all began with army days, when the musician and his entourage took drugs to be able to conduct free nights. Then drugs were required to be able to sleep. Dependence is beginning to grow on his return from the army in Hollywood, with its parties and nightlife. In Hollywood Presley was also used drugs for weight loss - to support the form of films (and later concerts). Heavy seasonal schedule of performances in Las Vegas (two concerts per day, at noon and midnight, for 4 weeks) is also not available to the natural relaxation: need medication to calm down after the initiation of speech, and then to regain energy.

As a result, by early 70-ies. Presley was heavily dependent on prescription drugs, the singer and the body was not withstand such a medicine is added to the glaucoma left eye, discovered in March 1970 (led the singer to wear dark glasses), and problems with the stomach. As the disease are more often missed concerts (especially during the seasons of the contract in Las Vegas) in October 1973, Presley's first hits in the hospital, where the long-term cleansing of the body in the 1975-77 biennium. Singer hospitalization exposed a few times. Curiously, that the singer was not considered all of these drugs in drugs, as they were given the recipes of his doctors. As a result, instead of trying to solve the problem of addiction, Presley chose to more closely examine the health characteristics of their medicines to avoid side effects and possible overdose.

This drug loading affected the daily lives Presley: it creates suspicion: the room of his mansion was equipped with a communication system «Intercom», allowing round-the-clock contact c bodyguards, as well as on the estates have been installed cameras. Also the singer completely changed the regime. All of its rooms in Greyslende and hotels were in the twilight, with the help of air-conditioners installed in his bedroom is cold temperatures, which could carry the singer (the windows of hotel rooms also zakleivalis foil to avoid sunlight and heat). By moving away the morning of Presley's sleep, and wakes up in the afternoon. The same routine followed, and his inner circle - «Memphis` Mafia».