Official says Prince died of opioid overdose

Courant.com ^ | June 2, 2016 | Tribune News Services

[Biggirl]

law-enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show Prince died of an opioid overdose.

[1Old Pro]

It took almost a month? I said it was drugs immediately.

[Don Hernando de Las Casas]

To be fair, I don’t think it took the visionary powers of one of Dionne Warwick’s psychic friends to call that one... :)

[1Old Pro]

I wonder if he had a hard time going number 2? It seems all I see on TV commercials is the ad saying, hey, so you’re hooked on drugs and can’t go to the bathroom so here’s some stuff to help you.

[LydiaLong]

<——slapping head. Who saw that one coming?

[hoosiermama]

One of many in the nation. Hope his death is used to bring attention and help solve the problem

[1Old Pro]

To be fair, I don’t think it took the visionary powers of one of Dionne Warwick’s psychic friends to call that one... :)

To be honest, I didn't even use the cards for that prediction. :)

[ColdOne]

Sad. He played a wicked guitar. Talented man.

[ClearCase_guy]

Umm ...

umm ...

umm ...

“Unexpected”

[chris37]

He lost the battle with his demon.

That makes me sad.

[The_Republic_Of_Maine]

So much attention paid to a druggie punk and so little to the assassination of a Supreme Court justice.

Kind of makes me wonder what the priorities of the fbi are.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Yeah, even good people can get hooked on them. Why I’ve never taken any.

[TonyM]

Purple Rain overdose?

[Sacajaweau]

And kids worship these druggies....and athletes who beat their girlfriends etc etc...

[Carpe Cerevisi]

So much attention paid to a druggie punk and so little to the assassination of a Supreme Court justice.

You may be confused...this is a druggie punk.

[hoosiermama]

Same here. But my X took my perscription and had it refilled three times. “An upstanding member of community” with pharmacist and doctor friends

[BitWielder1]

What is it with people who have everything, but their lives are so hollow they resort to drugs?

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Narcotic pain medication will dry up your body, inside and out so it's a MUST to drink fluids. Water throughout the day. This is what killed Elvis. His waste matter became clogged in his intestines and turned to a hard, gray-colored clay-like substance that he could not evacuate. The strain from attempting to have a bowel movement resulted in excessive strain and pressure on his heart resulting in his heart failure. No joke.

Celebrities are surrounded by 'yes' people afraid to confront them. Drug overdoses are NOT the drug's fault. It's the fault of the person taking them!

[RitaOK]

Ridiculous lack of specifics. What is opiode? Writers take off with nothing, and write 500 words on it.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I heard AIDs originally (from his wild sex life in the 80s and 90s). So an OD is a bit of a surprise. Its still a shame. He made good music (in the 80s when I listened to him) and he wasn’t political.