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The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that Prince died of an accidental opiate overdose. He was found dead at Paisley Park on April 21 at the age of 57.
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Initial autopsies were apparently inconclusive and officials had asked for patience in determining the precise cause of death, despite suggestions from inside and outside the Prince camp that painkillers played a role. The report confirms that the drug in question was Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more powerful than morphene.
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