Talk of drug use continues to dog Jackson's death

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Jackson traveled with what amounted to a "mini-clinic," complete with an IV pole and an anesthesiologist who medicated the insomniac singer, during his HIStory tour in the mid-90s, sources close to Jackson told CNN Thursday.

The information sheds new light on perhaps the central unanswered question in Michael Jackson's death: Were prescription drugs involved?

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