Blakbear said:

SheLovesMeNot said:

keenly said:

Prince would only have YES men around him. He pushed away everyone who stood up to his bullshit.

This is the truth! But...he was Prince., and who knowing him was willing to suffer the consequences of not being a Yes man?! Prince never ever thought it would be him to die so young, from an overdose, like many other rock stars. He had no Will. That says a lot! I'm not disappointed in him, but this was just another example of his hypocritical ways. So much for the Ozzy Osborne dance! Ozzy at least he's still alive.

A wise man once said 'it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years'.

mechanicalemotion17 said:

Why was he alone? I can't understand nor come to terms with the fact that it's being reported that he had to be revived in Moline after a near fatal overdose and that someone would be taking him to Walgreens a mere five days later for more drugs....then to leave him all alone to O.D. by himself the next day. Six days after he died right before their eyes....they just shut them tight and let him die again It's absolute madness and it angers me to no end! [Edited 6/2/16 23:11pm]

Very true

Here is another question. How do the authorithies know it was "accidental". He clearly wanted to be alone. Prince overdosed a week before on this stuff and he goes and takes it again...at some level ..wouldn't he know he was likely to overdose again? In that case is it accidental or deliberate.

And what is the official report not telling us. We know the cause of death, but what was creating his health problems before his death.

Questions. Questions.

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mano said:

DonRants said:

Found the answer to one of my questions in Andrew Kornfield's essay for CNN. This would explain how Prince could take this medication and think he would be OK and it ended up killing him. If this was what occurred with Prince then it is even more of a tradegy.

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Man who found Prince: 'Nothing can prepare' you

Story highlights

• Andrew Kornfeld, who discovered Prince after his death, writes nothing can prepare you for the chaos of that moment
• He says America needs medical interventions for opioid dependence and addiction more than ever
• Kornfeld: What if such treatment had reached Prince?

Andrew Kornfeld graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2013. He studied neuroscience and psychology, and now works with his father at Recovery Without Walls, their addiction outpatient clinic in Mill Valley, California. He is a writer and is currently applying to medical school. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

(CNN)As the media has duly noted, I am the "pre-med student" who flew out to Minneapolis to help Prince find the road to recovery but who ended up calling 911 instead. Sadly, we now understand from th...'s report that he died from a self-administered dose of the powerful synthetic opioid painkiller, Fentanyl.

I know many of you are eager for details; understandably, you want to know what transpired that day. Believe me, nothing can prepare a person to walk into such chaos and sadness. As I told the 911 dispatcher on April 21, those on the scene were distraught, which was why I was the one to place the call. But what happened has made me think, long and hard, about what steps we must take to prevent such entirely unnecessary loss of life.

Andrew Kornfeld

From the beginning, my dad, Howard Kornfeld, MD, instilled in me a love for the way life works, in all its beauty and complexity. We spent our days together exploring Northern California's mountains and oceans -- the wonders of the place we call home. The evenings found us in a big comfortable chair, where we pored over images of cells and animals in the pages of a well-thumbed biology textbook. He taught me that health is the foundation to all else, in regard to human life.

While I was finishing elementary school, my dad emerged as a pioneer in the fields of pain and addiction medicine, joining a cadre of physicians who utilized new, evidence-based practices for their opioid-dependent patients. A medication called buprenorphine was at the forefront of their work. Its efficacy in treating addiction has since been well-documented. Patients with opioid addictions have a significantly higher chance of survival when buprenorphine is part of their treatment.

Many people become addicted to opioid painkillers because they are prescribed them as treatment for chronic pain conditions. The media reported that Prince was one such patient. But, as media reports over the last several years have made clear, what begins as a "harmless" short-term prescription of opioids can turn into a long-term dependence.

I have Crohn's Disease, an autoimmune disorder that afflicts the gastrointestinal tract, so I am no stranger to chronic pain. While I am extremely healthy now, during my sickest moments, and in the aftermath of multiple surgeries, there is nothing I wouldn't have done to escape the agony. The millions of individuals who suffer from chronic pain are familiar with this sense of desperation. They run the gamut: your next door neighbors, the celebrities you read about in magazines at the supermarket checkout, and yes -- Prince.

His death was a tragedy beyond words. He was an inspiration to so many, and in the brief time I spent in Minnesota, I saw just how good a friend he was to those closest to him. In the weeks that have passed since April 21, I have thought about what might have produced a different outcome. What if his troubles could have been addressed effectively, and much sooner?

Unfortunately, the timely care Prince may have needed, based on the medical examiner's report, has been difficult to obtain in Minnesota, and in many states in our nation. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, there are 120 buprenorphine prescribers in the state, roughly 2.2 physicians certified to prescribe the drug, per 100,000 persons -- not nearly enough.

Right now, we need medical interventions for opioid dependence and addiction more than ever, because in the U.S. we're losing 28,000 people every year -- a number that would average out to 77 people daily -- to opioid overdoses. In addition, evidence suggests that we must call into question the success of abstinence-only methods.

When a user relapses after "going cold turkey" (the protocol in an abstinence-based program), and then takes the same dose that he or she previously tolerated, that dose may prove fatal. Treatment with buprenorphine instead not only diminishes the chances of overdose, but also reduces the likelihood that the patient will relapse.

I have learned from my father that when a patient is in withdrawal (especially from opioids or benzodiazepines, which reduce anxiety or sleep problems), he or she will experience intense physical symptoms, coupled with feelings of vulnerability and powerlessness. Because buprenorphine helps to eliminate the craving for opioids, and reduces the brutal symptoms, it can give the patient the opportunity to develop healthy life habits and healing behaviors, which can readily become entrenched.

Over the last two decades, the overwhelming scientific consensus holds that such beneficial brain changes can occur at any time in life. Harnessing the full potential of what scientists call neuroplasticity doesn't happen overnight, and more research is required, but it is possible that part of buprenorphine's success lies in its ability allow such neurological changes to take place.

As I make my plans to apply to medical school, my father's work is foremost in my mind. As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made amply evident in announcements over the past two months, we are going to be dealing with the fallout of the opioid crisis for decades. There will be legislative challenges, as well as stigma and misinformation to battle, as we inch toward a meaningful solution.

It is easy to find yourself caught in a web of pain, and difficult to escape. I know this. So do many of my father's patients, treated with buprenorphine, who have mustered the energy and the courage to come join me as we paddle surfboards in the chilly waters off of Northern California's coastline, the sunlight near the horizon interrupted occasionally as near-perfect waves roll in.

What if my father and had been able to reach Prince just a week earlier, like so many others we have helped take back their lives? Prince could have been here, standing on the beach beside me.

Editor's note: This commentary was updated to clarify a passage on the danger of resuming the use of opioids, even at the same dosage, after "cold turkey" abstinence.

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My most recent favorite Prince song is Anna Stesia that was released on Love Sexy in 1988. I didn't give the title a second thought other than to make sure that I remembered it so I could reccommend the song to others. When the news came out that Prince died of a fentanyl overdose, the song title Anna Stesia (Anesthesia) made my heart hurt. I think he may have been using fentanyl sinse 1988. There are so many 'What ifs?' that you can make yourself crazy thinking about them. The bottom line is; it never should have happened, it almost didn't happen, but it did happen. And we all have to find our own way to come to terms with it. More than anything else, I blame the war on drugs, because it make it harder for people to get the help they need.

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Imagine being the person, or people, who WATCHED Prince die on that plane!! ...and you think YOUR life is traumatic! I feel for those people...

SheLovesMeNot said:

10, 15, 20 years from now Prince will be known as another rock star who died from an overdose! This is how many generations of musicians will now know him! Yes they'll know him and his music and for his genius but not for being rare and genuine...because at the end of every Prince conversation there will always be that he died from a drug overdose.

Right! And the only ones who can make that change is his family, by releasing results and his previous complications.

I am as big a fan as there is, but let's face it, the man was a walking contradiction. I'de like to believe that he lead a clean lifestyle, away from recreational drugs, but which reports do you believe?

Some say he was on cocaine since the 80's and he was always the man with the most energy in the room. Some say he was in pain, but i never seen him wince or limp or even use that cane that he carried. All i seen was pimp-walking struts. For the casual fan, if there are no answers, you are correct, he'll go down as another rock star who died from drug excess. I fear that the lack of response from family and close friends is an attempt to avoid opening up a pandora's box into his lifestyle. That is my worst fear.

For now, i'm going with the pain management theory.

DonRants said:

BillieBalloon said:

DonRants said:

I could not disagree with you more. Blackbear is right. Everybody is a "yes man" to the person who pays their salary. Prince was alone because he wanted to be. Even the chef said when he brought him the food, he said : "Leave it !" and did not engage in banter or the usual pleasantries.

If Prince had asked people to be there, they would have been there.

Not everyone around prince was a yes man. What about the family and friends? They all knew about the plane landing. Even if one or a few of them could have insisted in being with him or doing something. Today those people are going to benefit from his money, yes they're grieving and I feel for them but where were they when he needed them?

After reading that CNN article I included in my last post...where it states that using a regular dose can prove fatal...I don't think Prince or anyone else thought he would die that night. It is a tragedy. In addition, I would not blaime the people around him or Prince. Both Prince and his handlers realised he had a problem...and help was on the way in the form of addiction specialists. Andrew kronfield was just a few hours late or Prince might be alive today. It is sad. Really sad.

BillieBalloon said:

DonRants said:

I could not disagree with you more. Blackbear is right. Everybody is a "yes man" to the person who pays their salary. Prince was alone because he wanted to be. Even the chef said when he brought him the food, he said : "Leave it !" and did not engage in banter or the usual pleasantries.

If Prince had asked people to be there, they would have been there.

Not everyone around prince was a yes man. What about the family and friends? They all knew about the plane landing. Even if one or a few of them could have insisted in being with him or doing something. Today those people are going to benefit from his money, yes they're grieving and I feel for them but where were they when he needed them?

Are you sure they or some of them are grieving? Some or a few might be schemers waiting for his dimise waiting to get their cut or as you say "benefit from his money"! Because after that plane landing sombody should had him directly with a Minnesota addiciton and/or pain management specialists!!! Unless Prince was too hard headed and stubborn to do so? That is No Dakota appearance, No Saturday night event, etc. etc. For Exampl, the hospital tried to get him to stay in Moline and he refused that. So lot of things are questionable.

SheLovesMeNot said:

10, 15, 20 years from now Prince will be known as another rock star who died from an overdose! This is how many generations of musicians will now know him! Yes they'll know him and his music and for his genius but not for being rare and genuine...because at the end of every Prince conversation there will always be that he died from a drug overdose.

I hope not that he died from an overdose does not in any way take away that he was one of the best we had - that is why i am hoping his videos will be accessable to future generations and for us as long as we live. He was the ultimate musician and performer.

It's possible that it could have been the third overdose he'd had in recent weeks. The short notice cancellation of the Atlanta concerts - in retrospect, that could have been down to an overdose. Pure conjecture of course, but it would further explain the seeming urgency of the intervention that was planned for April 21st...

mechanicalemotion17 said:

Why was he alone? I can't understand nor come to terms with the fact that it's being reported that he had to be revived in Moline after a near fatal overdose and that someone would be taking him to Walgreens a mere five days later for more drugs....then to leave him all alone to O.D. by himself the next day. Six days after he died right before their eyes....they just shut them tight and let him die again It's absolute madness and it angers me to no end! [Edited 6/2/16 23:11pm]

I understand you're angry like alot of the orgers on here, but the part that you don't think about and don't want accept is maybe he WANTED to be alone. Maybe people tried to stay close to him and he wouldn't let them. We as long time fans knew how he was.

I remember hearing that at the end Michael Jackson had gotten to where he wouldn't even listen to MOTHER and you knew when it got to

that point that was the end. Listen to Way Back Home again.

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Prince was in no shape to call the shots on his medical care. The worst thing that's come out, imo, is that he was seen by a doctor at least three times in the 7 days before he died, and not hospitalized.

mechanicalemotion17 said:

Why was he alone? I can't understand nor come to terms with the fact that it's being reported that he had to be revived in Moline after a near fatal overdose and that someone would be taking him to Walgreens a mere five days later for more drugs....then to leave him all alone to O.D. by himself the next day. Six days after he died right before their eyes....they just shut them tight and let him die again It's absolute madness and it angers me to no end! [Edited 6/2/16 23:11pm]

I so agree. It baffles me. Surely somebody in his circle of friends and family loved him enough and was smart enought to see the writing on the wall.

look ....GOD gave him a 2nd chance by sending him back after first OD.....he didnt take it

TurnItUp said:

mechanicalemotion17 said:

Why was he alone? I can't understand nor come to terms with the fact that it's being reported that he had to be revived in Moline after a near fatal overdose and that someone would be taking him to Walgreens a mere five days later for more drugs....then to leave him all alone to O.D. by himself the next day. Six days after he died right before their eyes....they just shut them tight and let him die again It's absolute madness and it angers me to no end! [Edited 6/2/16 23:11pm]

I understand you're angry like alot of the orgers on here, but the part that you don't think about and don't want accept is maybe he WANTED to be alone. Maybe people tried stay close to him and he wouldn't let them. We as long time fans knew how he was. I remember hearing that at the end Michael Jackson had gotten to where he wanted even listen to MOTHER and you knew when it got to

that point that was the end. Listen to Way Back Home again.

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But people need to be responsible for others when they are obviously struggling. He was so powerful, but surely somebody could have gotten through to him. He planned to meet the addiction specialist the next day..he was very vulnerable.

Lilly1234 said:

TurnItUp said:

I understand you're angry like alot of the orgers on here, but the part that you don't think about and don't want accept is maybe he WANTED to be alone. Maybe people tried stay close to him and he wouldn't let them. We as long time fans knew how he was. I remember hearing that at the end Michael Jackson had gotten to where he wanted even listen to MOTHER and you knew when it got to

that point that was the end. Listen to Way Back Home again.

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But people need to be responsible for others when they are obviously struggling. He was so powerful, but surely somebody could have gotten through to him. He planned to meet the addiction specialist the next day..he was very vulnerable.

There was no getting through to to him because you couldn't tell him nothing. He was a control freak, he was used to giving out orders not taking them. Yesterday morning on Tom Joyner he interviewed Billy Sparks and he revealed that Prince had hip surgery, but not a replacement. He didn't get replacement because he probably thought it would keep him down from performing for a while and Prince wasn't the type to sit still for long. Morris even said after he got replacement and told Prince about it and if P didn't follow his adivice then that's on him.

And don't blame the JW faith on this, Prince did things his way.

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funksterr said:

heymistermusic said:

Imagine being the person, or people, who WATCHED Prince die on that plane!! ...and you think YOUR life is traumatic! I feel for those people...

yes that thought goes through my mind several times too and the person that drove him to the pharmacy the night before

DonRants said:

Here is another question. How do the authorithies know it was "accidental". He clearly wanted to be alone. Prince overdosed a week before on this stuff and he goes and takes it again...at some level ..wouldn't he know he was likely to overdose again? In that case is it accidental or deliberate.

And what is the official report not telling us. We know the cause of death, but what was creating his health problems before his death.

Questions. Questions.

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This is what I've been saying since day one. It seems to me sometimes that this death was performed, produced, arranged, and composed by Prince. As in life, so in death. Perhaps he had an underlying medical condition that he didn't ever want revealed, so he made sure the COD was 'accidental' overdose. Just because there wasn't a note, doesn't mean it wasn't intentional.

perfume said:

ColAngus said:

i think there is alot more to the story ... and it will come out ...

perhaps they tried to intervene ... in their own ways ...

you see this so much with drug cases ...

More to the story will only make things more tragic, just leave it be. Prince fired anyone who challenged him (bands, girlfriends, managers, labels, whatever) even when people had good intentions and good ideas he separated himself from everyone in the end.

Blakbear said:

Because when your boss tells you to go home, you go home. He wa a grown man. You cannot force a grown man with a sound mind to accept you in his house when he doesn't want you there.

Much as I would have LIKED to have known he wasn't alone, on the other hand, he obviously wanted to be.

Dudes, really, stop.

Its that simple. All this other bitchassness shows how weak people are these days