This release confirms an earlier report from the AP published on Thursday that said Prince died in April from an opioid overdose.
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The 57-year-old musician’s death was an accident caused by fentanyl toxicity, according to a report released by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, which carried out an autopsy on April 22, the day after he died. They also state that “The Carver County Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation”. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiate analgesic prescribed for severe pain.
On Thursday, it was reported that tests had confirmed he had died as the result of an opioid overdose, something that many had expected.
Fans say news that rock superstar Prince died of an opioid overdose does not diminish their admiration of his music or his talent.
Investigators have been reviewing whether an overdose was to blame and whether Prince was prescribed drugs in the weeks before his death.
Prince’s fans are devastated over the iconic singer’s shocking death after he was pronounced dead on April 21.
While the resurgence of heroin has gained attention in recent years, the drug fentanyl is a huge concern to health authorities.
The drug is so unsafe that it even poses a threat to first responders who encounter it, officials said.
The medical examiner’s office said its investigation into Prince’s death had now finished and it was unable to make any further comments.
A Chicago-based attorney with no link to the case says the substance, while it has medical applications, is frequently associated with illegal trafficking. A law enforcement official had said that painkillers were found on him when investigators arrived.
Prince’s brother-in-law Maurice Phillips reportedly claimed the musician “worked 154 hours straight” before his death. He was was found unconscious on the plane, and first responders gave him a shot of Narcan, an antidote used in suspected opioid overdoses, according to reports that followed his death.
Kornfeld, who was called on in the midst of a medical emergency but faced with a scheduling conflict, sent his son Andrew on a redeye flight to Prince’s Paisley Park estate in Chanhassen, MN.
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Dr. Howard Kornfeld, a California addiction specialist, was asked by Prince’s representatives on April 20 to help the singer. The medications were not specified in a search warrant for the Minnesota hospital that employed Mr Schulenberg at the time.
