The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office finally released the autopsy report of Prince on Thursday. Reports say that "His Royal Badness" died of self-administered Fentanyl overdose and authorities are now trying to investigate how Prince got hold of the drug.
Accidental Fentanyl Overdose
The autopsy report released by the Examiner's Office declared Prince's death as an accident and the main cause of his death is Fentanyl toxicity, Daily Mail said.
The report also revealed that the "Purple Rain" singer only weighed 112 pounds at the time of his death. Prince was also dressed entirely in black, from his cap down to his boxer briefs.
Speaking exclusively to the news site, his drug dealer believes that the main cause of Prince's death is opioid. Prince used to spend $40,000 for his six-month supply of Dilaudid pills and Fentanyl patches.
Prince whose full name was Prince Rogers Nelson died on April 21. Prince was found unresponsive in an elevator at Paisley Park in Chanhassen Minnesota.
The first to found him was Dr. Howard Kornfield's son, Andrew Kornfield. Dr. Howard Kornfield is a California physician who specializes in opioid addiction recovery.
According to Kornfield's representatives, Andrew flew in that morning to convince Prince to check into his father's Mill Valley rehabilitation program.
Andrew brought with him buprenorphine, which was supposed to be turned over to a Minneapolis physician to be administered to Prince. Later on, the medication was confiscated by the authorities for investigation.
The Investigation Continues
Fentanyl is a powerful painkiller, even more potent than morphine or heroin; 50 times more potent than heroin, and 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, CNN reported.
Fentanyl is often prescribed to patients undergoing cancer treatment. Authorities are now baffled as to how Prince obtained such powerful drugs. They couldn't find a legitimate reason for Prince to use such potent drug.
A spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration declined to further comment on the investigation, according to the LA Times. Those convicted of drug trafficking, which results in a fatality can face a severe federal penalty, including jail time.
However, the news site noted that the presence of other substances in the victim's body may complicate the investigation further. It is still unclear where and why Prince had Fentanyl.
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