Prince’s death shocked and saddened the world, but his plight is not altogether uncommon, according to a recent report from Kaiser Health News.
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Mauzy and Howard Kornfeld haven’t responded to messages from The Associated Press on Wednesday morning. His website describes the practice as “specializing in innovative, evidence-based medical treatment for chronic pain and drug and alcohol addiction”. “The doctor was planning on a lifesaving mission”. The legendary pop and rock icon was found dead at 57.
Kornfeld was carrying a starter dose of Suboxone, which is considered a controlled substance in Minnesota. Without a prescription, anyone found to be in possession of the drug faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He could also invoke federal charges for moving the drugs across state lines from California to Minnesota, People Magazine reports. In Minnesota, the Good Samaritan law says that a person who gives aid at the scene of an emergency is not liable for civil damages in any resulting case.
Was a California doctor acting legally when he sent his son to Prince’s home with a drug often used to treat people addicted to opiates such as prescription painkillers?
The law enforcement official had been briefed on the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media. “We will have no further comment at this time”. Mauzy cleared that Andrew meant to give the medication to Prince’s local doctor in Minnesota, and not to the singer.
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An autopsy was done the day after Prince’s death but results, including toxicology results, weren’t expected for as many as four weeks.
