Report: Prince Died With ‘Exceedingly High’ Level of Fentanyl in System

Report: Prince Died With ‘Exceedingly High’ Level of Fentanyl in System
Musician Prince performed onstage at the 36th Annual NAACP Image Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles,on March 19, 2005. An investigation is underway to determine whether the pills that Prince had been taking were from illegal sources, the major supplier of which is China. Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Singer Prince died with an “exceedingly high” level of fentanyl in his system in April 2016, according to a new report published this week.

A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy was obtained Monday, March 26, by The Associated Press. Prince was 57 when he was found unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate. Six weeks after his death, data that was released to the public indicated that he accidentally overdosed on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid said to be 50 times more powerful than heroin.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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