Elvis Presley would still be alive if it wasn't for his doctor, claims brother

Elvis Presley's step-brother David Stanley has blamed the precocious star's idiosyncratic doc George Nichopoulos, who died successful 2016, of overprescribing drugs that pb to his death

The member of Elvis Presley has claimed the King of Rock n Roll died owed to the actions of his doctor.

The Hound Dog singer passed distant successful 1977 astatine the property of 42 - suffering a bosom onslaught portion speechmaking connected the toilet astatine his Graceland home. But Elvis's step-brother David Stanley has blamed the iconic musician's doctor, Dr George Nichopoulos, for causing the death.

David has claimed that Dr Nick - who himself died successful 2016 - overprescribed the vocalist into an aboriginal grave, fearing medicine cause addiction added to the singer's wellness problems. David has claimed that the doc prescribed thousands of drugs to Elvis successful the months starring up to his decease and thinks helium would inactive beryllium live if the doc hadn't done so.

David, who is successful his precocious 60s, is gobsmacked implicit the level of drugs his step-brother consumed and cannot fathom that helium needed "33 sleeping pills" to get to sleep. David, on with his member Danny, was calved to Elvis' stepfather Vernon Presley, who was joined to Elvis' mother, Gladys, from 1948 to 1958.

Speaking to the Express, David claimed: “Dr Nick gave him implicit 10,000 pills successful the past 8 months of his life. Without Dr Nick, Elvis would person died successful 21st Century, Nick would beryllium successful situation and would person died successful prison. The doctors killed him… who needs 10,000 pills? Who needs 33 sleeping pills to spell to slumber astatine night? Who needs cocaine and amphetamine to aftermath up each day?"

He continued: "And they accidental helium had wellness problems… my friend, you instrumentality arsenic overmuch dope arsenic that, you’re going to person immoderate wellness problems.” He besides argued that "Isolation" contributed to his death, saying: "When I speech astir Elvis, I speech astir his medications costing him his life. I'm precise adamant astir it, precise vocal astir it. Fans go, ‘How could you speech that mode astir Elvis?’ Be determination for 5 years, the past years of his life, ticker him spell from King to 255 pounds – those were his words – wholly wrecked, and bash the occupation to support him determination live arsenic agelong arsenic helium can. Whether it beryllium excessively overmuch food, whether imbalance from his h2o due to the fact that of the medications, spell done each of that, past travel to maine and archer maine however overmuch you emotion Elvis."

Elvis was survived by his 1 child, girl Lisa Marie Presley who helium shared with woman Priscilla Presley, 79, who helium was joined to from 1967 until 1973. Lisa Marie tragically died successful January past twelvemonth astatine the property of 54 - suffered a cardiac apprehension astatine her location successful Calabasas, California. Her autopsy revealed she died of tiny bowel obstruction caused by a bariatric country she had undergone - and that portion determination were opioids successful her system, the drugs did not lend to her death.

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