Prince was 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21. The real meat and potatoes is going to be that fentanyl thing.”The documents said Prince did not have any prescriptions, including for fentanyl. Nearly 2 million Americans abused or were addicted to prescription opioids, including oxycodone, in 2014. Patients who take prescription opioids eventually build up a tolerance and need to take stronger doses to get the same effect. The day before Prince died, Paisley Park staffers contacted the California addiction specialist as they were trying to get Prince help.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2017 23:03 UTC