Prince Died From Opioid Overdose, Prescribed Medication Day Before Death

Prince died of an opioid overdose and was even prescribed medication just one day before passing, according to a source close to the investigation of the singer’s death. As Extreme Entertainment previously reported, it was suspected that Prince overdosed on painkillers. As a result, Prince’s doctors and the pharmacies, with which he had prescriptions, were questioned in connection with the investigation.

What emerged is that Prince met with Dr. Michael Schulenberg, a Minnesota physician, on April 7, exactly two weeks being the singer died. On April 15, Prince’s private jet, which was en route from Georgia to Minnesota, made an emergency landing in Illinois because he allegedly had overdosed on Percocet. Before even being transported to a local hospital, the singer was administered an antidote shot at the airport.

According to the investigation, Prince returned to Dr. Schulenberg’s office on April 20, and was reportedly prescribed more medication. That same day, the singer’s reps contacted addiction specialist Dr. Howard Kornfeld. But it was too late. Prince died on April 21 at the age of 57. The specialist’s son Andrew Kornfield, who was going to take Prince to a doctor for evaluation, ended up being one of the three people who found the singer dead in his mansion.

As Extreme Entertainment previously noted, federal authorities joined forces with the Carver County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota to investigate Prince’s passing. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said in May that it and the DEA were helping local investigators with “federal resources and expertise about prescription drug diversion.”