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| Prince death: Singer died of fentanyl painkiller overdose | Prince death: Singer died of fentanyl painkiller overdose |
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| US singer Prince died from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, medical examiners have found. | US singer Prince died from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, medical examiners have found. |
| The report, from the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office in Minnesota, comes more than a month after the singer was found slumped in a lift at his home. | |
| Detectives have already questioned a doctor who saw the 57-year-old twice in the weeks before he died. | Detectives have already questioned a doctor who saw the 57-year-old twice in the weeks before he died. |
| Prescription painkillers were in the singer's possession following his death, officials told US media in May. | Prescription painkillers were in the singer's possession following his death, officials told US media in May. |
| A police warrant has also revealed that Dr Michael Schulenberg prescribed medication to the singer on 20 April - the day before he died. | A police warrant has also revealed that Dr Michael Schulenberg prescribed medication to the singer on 20 April - the day before he died. |
| The warrant does not say what was prescribed or whether Prince took the drugs. | The warrant does not say what was prescribed or whether Prince took the drugs. |
| According to the autopsy report, Prince self-administered fentanyl, an opioid many times more powerful than heroin. | According to the autopsy report, Prince self-administered fentanyl, an opioid many times more powerful than heroin. |
| In March last year, the US Drug and Enforcement Administration warned the drug, which it said was often laced in heroin, was a "threat to health and public safety". | |
| It said even small doses of fentanyl could be lethal and that "incidents" and overdoses related to the drug were "occurring at an alarming rate". | |
| Prince was found unresponsive in a lift at his Paisley Park Studios on the morning of 21 April, local officials said. First responders tried to revive him with CPR but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. | Prince was found unresponsive in a lift at his Paisley Park Studios on the morning of 21 April, local officials said. First responders tried to revive him with CPR but he was pronounced dead shortly afterwards. |
| He is believed to have suffered from knee and hip pain from years of performing, the Associated Press news agency reports, citing a friend. | |
| Artists from around the world and Prince's numerous fans later paid tributes to the star. | Artists from around the world and Prince's numerous fans later paid tributes to the star. |
| Prince was cremated in a private ceremony on 24 April. The singer's family are understood to be planning to stage a public memorial in August. | Prince was cremated in a private ceremony on 24 April. The singer's family are understood to be planning to stage a public memorial in August. |
| He was a prolific writer and performer from a young age, reportedly writing his first song when he was seven. | He was a prolific writer and performer from a young age, reportedly writing his first song when he was seven. |
| A singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Prince recorded more than 30 albums. His best known hits include Let's Go Crazy and When Doves Cry. | A singer, songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, Prince recorded more than 30 albums. His best known hits include Let's Go Crazy and When Doves Cry. |