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Thursday, June 2, 2016

Drugs DID kill Prince: US cop claims singer died of a 'opioid overdose'


- Singer was found dead at his Minnesota home on 21 April
- Police insider claims he died from overdose
- Singer had longterm addiction to painkiller Perocet

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Tests confirm that musician and singer Prince died of an overdose of opioids
By DAN WOOTTON, Associate Editor, and JAMES BEAL
11:08, 2 Jun 2016
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TRAGIC pop megastar Prince died of a drug overdose after becoming addicted to a dangerous painkiller.
US police sources revealed yesterday that the star’s shocking death at his Minneapolis estate on April 21 was the result of taking opioid – an extremely addictive morphine-like painkiller – in lethal doses.
The 57-year-old Purple Rain legend is believed to have lay dead in a lift at his Paisley Park home for up to six hours before his body was discovered.
However, in a shocking twist it has emerged Prince died just one day before he was due to meet with Doctor Howard Kornfeld – one the world’s specialists on opioid addiction.
The music legend's death triggered an outpouring of grief across the world
The music legend's death triggered an outpouring of grief across the world

He had been called by a member of Prince’s team the night before his death because the singer “was dealing with a grave medical emergency”.
He was planning to fly to Minneapolis the next day but had sent his son – Andrew Kornfeld – to start the process of assessing the star confidentially.
A lawyer speaking on behalf of the doctors said: “The plan was to quickly evaluate his health and devise a treatment plan. The doctor was planning on a lifesaving mission.”
However, Prince was already dead when Andrew arrived at Paisley Park and he ended up making the initial call to 911.
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Prince: Death investigation focuses on painkillers

Prince’s former drug dealer had claimed the tragic star spent £30,000 a time on highly addictive painkillers and was hooked for more than 25 years.
Doctor D said the musician, who he said was “majorly addicted”, bought drugs from him between 1984 and 2008.
The music icon made several trips to a Walgreens pharmacy in the days before he died and was photographed outside the store just before his death.
The 57-year-old’s private plane had already been forced to make an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, on April 15, so he could be rushed to hospital.
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Sun Doctor Carol Cooper last night warned opioid use over the long-term is “dangerous” because of their “addictive qualities”.
She said: “Opioids are drugs that have effects similar to morphine.
“They’re safe to take for a day or two after an accident or an op, but in the longer term they’re very habit-forming.
“The person craves the drug, and often finds they need larger doses to get the same effect.
“The other downside is that all opioids depress the brain. In street words, they’re downers rather than uppers, and that’s what makes them so dangerous.”
Prince was still performing until quite recently
Prince was still performing until quite recently AP

The use of opioids “can induce a coma” as was the case with Prince.
Carol added: “An overdose is especially risky because opioids suppress the breathing centres in the brain. Without urgent medical help, death quickly follows.”
Prince’s former mentor told The Sun that something had to be done about prescription drugs in America – after the star’s cause of death was leaked.
Funk musician Pepe Willie, a member of group 94 East who first brought Prince to his first recording studio, said last night: “I don’t think many of his friends knew that he was taking these drugs – I certainly did not.
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“He may have been taking painkillers for a bad health problem. It is a shock – I have only just been able to go back into the studio again after his death.
“These drugs are very strong and people can easily become addicted to them. It is a problem in America and the regulations do need to be looked at.
“Everyone is trying to pick themselves up after Prince’s death.”
The Carver County Sheriff’s Office, near Minneapolis, declined to comment on the drug claims.
Representatives for the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, conducting the medical probe on Prince, did not respond to requests for comment.
Prince shot to international fame in 1982 after his breakthrough album 1999 and was awarded seven Grammys, selling over 100 million records.
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