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A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy, obtained by The Associated Press, shows our beloved “Purple One” had what multiple experts called an “exceedingly high” concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died.

Born Prince Rogers Nelson, he was only 57 when he was found alone and unresponsive in an elevator at his Paisley Park estate on April 21, 2016. Public data released six weeks after his death showed he died of an accidental overdose of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin!

“The amount in his blood is exceedingly high, even for somebody who is a chronic pain patient on fentanyl patches,” said Dr. Lewis Nelson, chairman of emergency medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He called the fentanyl concentrations “a pretty clear smoking gun.”

The report says the concentration of fentanyl in Prince’s blood was 67.8 micrograms per liter. The report explains that fatalities have been documented in people with blood levels ranging from three to 58 micrograms per liter.

There was also what experts called a potentially lethal amount of fentanyl in Prince’s stomach. Dr. Charles McKay, president of the American College of Medical Toxicology, said generally speaking, the findings suggest Prince took the drug orally, while fentanyl in the blood and liver suggest it had some time to circulate before he died.

Some people think Prince was murdered. Always one to speak his mind, he never held his tongue:

Did you peep the look on Russel Simon’s face???

There is no “lethal level” at which fentanyl can kill. A person who takes prescription opioids for a long time builds up a tolerance, and a dose that could kill one person might help another. Prince’s death was ruled accidental opioid overdose.

Prince was a superstar among superstars. He will be forever missed. Be on the look out for unreleased music from Prince’s fault. I heard it’s amazing.  RIP Prince.

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