Thursday 28 April 2016

Source: Prince had opioid medication on him at time of death

Authorities investigating the death of music legend Prince found prescription opioid medication on him and in his Minnesota home, a law enforcement official told CNN.
The pills are commonly used to treat pain, and investigators have brought in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to help with the case, the source said Wednesday.
Investigators believe a health scare about a week before Prince's death, which caused an unscheduled landing of his plane in Illinois, was likely the result of a reaction to the pain medication, the official said.

The pilot told air traffic control that a passenger, later known to be Prince, was unresponsive.

Prince was treated for a potential overdose of pain medication, the official said.
The singer was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Moline, Illinois. His publicist, Yvette Noel-Schure, later said he returned home and was fine.
Prince was 57 when he died last week at his home in a Minneapolis suburb.
He was found unresponsive Thursday in an elevator at Paisley Park, his home and studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Paramedics performed CPR but were unable to revive him.

Carver County, Minnesota, Sheriff Jim Olson said there were no obvious signs of trauma on Prince's body when he was found.
Prince was last seen alive was at 8 p.m. Wednesday when he was dropped off at Paisley Park, the sheriff said. He was alone in the complex when he was found, which Olson said was not unusual given the performer's private persona.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, said opioid medications are widely used.
"There are plenty of people out there who get legitimate pain pills for legitimate pain concerns and they do well," Gupta said."They come off of them with no problem, but there's a certain percentage of people who do become addicted to these, meaning they have to keep taking them."
He added it's uncertain that anything similar had happened with Prince.

Autopsy results awaited

Investigators are still awaiting results of autopsy and toxicology tests for further understanding of why Prince died.




CNN

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