A police warrant disclosed Dr Schulenberg had prescribed medication to the late singer on 20 April, the day before he died, though the warrant didn’t mention what was prescribed or if Prince actually took the drugs. For the first full sales week following Prince’s death on April 21, 2016, .
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According to People.com, the source also told the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the prescription opiate painkiller Percocet was also detected in the music legend’s body, though at the time investigators did not know whether it had played a role in his death.
A Minnesota medical examiner says Prince died of an accidental fentanyl overdose.
In a press release, the Carver County sheriff’s office said it “continues its investigation”.
Although Prince was known to be an advocate of healthy living, who didn’t drink or take illicit drugs, he may have suffered from debilitating pain from decades of vigorous concert performances in the high-heeled shoes he habitually wore.
The report also marks another heartbreaking turn for Prince fans who haven’t stopped mourning since his death.
Kimberley says Prince’s overdose is another reminder that drugs and addiction is lifelong and has no boundaries. Johnson, 51, has issued only a brief statement since Prince’s death, saying he was heartbroken and asking for privacy.
On April 20, Prince’s representatives called Dr. Howard Kornfeld, a California specialist in addiction medicine and pain management, seeking medical help for Prince. Tonight the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office tells the I-Team that almost 80 deaths this year are attributed to fentanyl.
Officials declined comment and said that there were no plans to release Prince’s autopsy findings yesterday.
While flying back to Minneapolis early the next morning, he became unresponsive, and his private jet made an emergency landing at Quad City International Airport in Moline, Illinois, where he was hospitalized and received Narcan, but he left against medical advice.
The younger Kornfeld, who is not a doctor, was carrying buprenorphine, a medication that can be used to treat opioid addiction. A responding paramedic told staff members, law enforcement officers and others at the scene that Prince appeared to have been dead for at least six hours by the time his body was found. It’s the go-to drug many patients with advanced cancer use to deal with their pain. A bodyguard carries Prince, who is unconscious, from the plane.
A longtime friend of Prince, Kirk Johnson was a drummer and the estate manager at Paisley Park.
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“The investigation may expand to people who surround him”, said Gal Pissetzky, a Chicago-based attorney who has represented multiple clients facing drug charges who has no link to Prince.
