Sonshine, I totally agree. Prince should have stopped touring and tended to his health issues...but he didn't stop and tend, and as result, he died. The question is, WHY? WHY did he refuse to stop touring? Why did he refuse to tend to his health issues? Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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Sonshine, I totally agree. Prince should have stopped touring and tended to his health issues...but he didn't stop and tend, and as result, he died. The question is, WHY? WHY did he refuse to stop touring? Why did he refuse to tend to his health issues? —Because I believe he had other health issues other then pain pills problems. This was his farewell tour. | |
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Because I have common sense and I do not have to listen to you. Who are you to tell me what to think when about half of what you say makes no sense whatsoever? That guy got more done in a day then you could in a week and 20 or 30 years of drug use is not going to make that possible. It is obvious these problems were recent something that was mentioned in the warrants serveral times. Suffering from recent withdrawals. Dr. S seeing him for joint problems. Dr . S bringing him test results which I bet was not to tell him he was a drug addict or to get him ready for rehab since they do test at the rehab. I think if we knew what those test results were we would really know what else was wrong with him since people according to you could take pain pills for 30 years and have emotional pain but not organs shot to hell and killer joint pain. But you know everything when you really cannot not pay attention enough to look at the whole stituation in a logical manner. | |
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PennyPurple said: The article goes on to say that it took 3 doses of Narcan to revive him.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ohio-police-officer-accidentally-overdoses-fentanyl-article-1.3170821
An Ohio police officer has returned to work after an accidental fentanyl overdose sidelined him for days. East Liverpool police officer Chris Green had just made a drug arrest when he returned to the police station and another officer noticed something on his shirt. “He brushes it off, thinks nothing of it and then a few minutes later he passes out,” Chief John Lane told the Daily News. As it turned out, the substance on his shirt was a small dose of fentanyl — a powerful synthetic opioid five times as strong as heroin that can get into the body through contact with the skin.
New York daily news is a Tabloid they would have no way of knowing anything due to Hippa. In fact the ambulance bill was published and everything accept the cost of the ride was blacked out. | |
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Morgaine said: Bodhitheblackdog said:
Good clarification, what I meant to convey was he was apparently taking so much different stuff of varying legitimacy...how could anyone keep it straight? Do you think when you're impaired, you can look in your "Vitamin bottle" (probably in low light) and automatically recognize the strength/legitimacy of what you procurred illegally? Serious question... Speaking from my own experience nearly a decade ago, yes. And for some it is fairly easy to 'function' as usual while on many meds. Taking 1-2 pain pills when in pain doesn't necessarily make that person loaded or disoriented or uncoordinated, etc. Depends on the person, meds prescribed, medical condition, etc. Peace & Be Wild Ah but according to some people on this board he was abusing and abusing is not taking 1-2 pills. Just think about that. | |
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What? I'm talking about the Police Officer in OHIO. The officer in OHIO, gave an interview. I'm not talking about Prince. Maybe you need to learn to read, like you tell everybody else. | |
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I used the term "health issues" because I agree with you that he had health issues underlying the painkiller use. And I understand it was his "farewell tour," but good grief, he couldn't take a break for even a week? Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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laurarichardson said:
You do not know what avenues he took to recovery or if it was even neccesary something you keep ingnoring. Nor do you. You continue to ignore ALL the information presented within search warrants, acknowledgements that allude to long term dependency from friends/associates/ex wives, the FACT he suffered an od one week prior to death that point to a continuous struggle with pain medication. You project your opinion as though it is truth. It is not. You can continue to speculate on organ damage, cancer and other ailments and I can, and will, add whatever I believe to be relevant to the conversation. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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Thank you for this bold, logical, dignified post brimming with truth. | |
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Thank you for this bold, logical, dignified post brimming with truth. ...💜 "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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I'm not convinced that he was using Oxycodone or morphine for 15 to 20 years on a daily or regular basis. Over the last 2 to 3 years of his life, yes, the evidence is clear that he was using painkillers regularly. I could believe that he used painkillers intermittently over 15 to 20 years, but not regularly or daily. I'm not an expert on opioids, but from what I'm reading, Oxycodone and morphine are both highly addictive. . If he had been using opioids daily for 15 to 20 years, why didn't Mayte see him taking them regularly in the late 90s? She only recounted a couple of specific incidents when she observed the effects of him taking some pills. She wrote in her book that she didn't see him taking pills or painkillers ever, and that the possible drug-induced incidents were few and far between. She was there, so until someone can prove otherwise, I have to take her at her word. . I'm not trying to be in denial about him using his opioid use. I'm not trying to convince myself that he was drug-free. I just can't see how he could use opioids for 15 to 20 years on a daily/regular basis without detection or withdrawals or going to rehab. . If I see evidence to prove me wrong, then I will be the first to admit that I am wrong about my prediction. However, based on the evidence available right now, I cannot conclude that he was using or dependent upon Oxycodone or morphine regulary/daily for 20 years. Live 4 Love ~ Love is God, God is love, Girls and boys love God above | |
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I'm not convinced that he was using Oxycodone or morphine for 15 to 20 years on a daily or regular basis. Over the last 2 to 3 years of his life, yes, the evidence is clear that he was using painkillers regularly. I could believe that he used painkillers intermittently over 15 to 20 years, but not regularly or daily. I'm not an expert on opioids, but from what I'm reading, Oxycodone and morphine are both highly addictive. If he had been using opioids daily for 15 to 20 years, why didn't Mayte see him taking them regularly in the late 90s? She only recounted a couple of specific incidents when she observed the effects of him taking some pills. She wrote in her book that she didn't see him taking pills or painkillers ever, and that the possible drug-induced incidents were few and far between. She was there, so until someone can prove otherwise, I have to take her at her word. I'm not trying to be in denial about him using his opioid use. I'm not trying to convince myself that he was drug-free. I just can't see how he could use opioids for 15 to 20 years on a daily/regular basis without detection or withdrawals or going to rehab. If I see evidence to prove me wrong, then I will be the first to admit that I am wrong about my prediction. However, based on the evidence available right now, I cannot conclude that he was using or dependent upon Oxycodone or morphine regulary/daily for 20 years. Don't forget, the illegal meds were a mixture of hydrocodone and other drugs. Not mitigating the addictive qualities but it is a step down from oxy. Where/when did Morphine come into the conversation? Morphine is more potent than hydro and oxy. I can't recall when this was part of the med convo. With the aforementioned in mind, I would agree that Oxy and Morphine were not used regularly. I believe it was Hydrocodone. My intent is not to convince anyone as I only offer an opinion based on various articles, appearances, info in warrants, associate accounts, etc. However, long term use of pain meds is generally part and parcel of chronic pain....which Sheila E and others have said Prince suffered with. Additionally, long term, for me, constitutes more than a few months. Nowhere, did I did state long term daily use. I believe he used them off and on from the mid to late 90s, but the last few years was consistent use. I would suspect the last year the dosage was continuously increased. I simply take into account Mayte's revelation, Manuela's FB comment, hip surgery (I see a progressive weight loss and limping from Montreaux 2009 to his rare sit down appearance in Paris late that year as indicactive of a serious situation), Elisa's recent info of an incident in 2010 to infer he struggled for a long time. That is all. If your opinion differs, I am fine with that. No worries. [Edited 11/21/17 21:01pm] "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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I have not ignored anything in the search warrants. I never said Prince was not struggling with these drugs. I just will never believed he was addicted to these drugs for 30 -20 years and when I say addicted I mean abusinging them not using them in a controlled manner for a medical problem.
None of his friends/associates/ex wives have said anything about a long term dependency. What we have been hearing from the very beginning is that no one saw him using drugs and "we do not know the whole story" Even Elisha is not really telling us anything with any detail and when I last looked 2010 was around the time he had surgery. Don't people get pain meds after having surgery? Would it not be possible that Prince had continuing issues after that surgery?
Would he have run up a 65k in legal medical expenes for purchasing illegal drugs? I am not so sure someone should be labled an addict when they actually have pain. What would you do if you were in pain? The thing is we do not know what his medical issues were but we have some clues that they exsisted and when you discount that you are blantly ignoring information that does not fit the narrative that you want.
You can believe what you want but do not make up shit ( not one associate has said anything about a long running dependency nor said they saw him abuse drugs ) and do not ignore facts ( 65k in medical expenses which appear on an accounting sheet). I am not going to not comment on it so maybe you need to get use to it.
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I have not ignored anything in the search warrants. I never said Prince was not struggling with these drugs. I just will never believed he was addicted to these drugs for 30 -20 years and when I say addicted I mean abusinging them not using them in a controlled manner for a medical problem. None of his friends/associates/ex wives have said anything about a long term dependency. What we have been hearing from the very beginning is that no one saw him using drugs and "we do not know the whole story" Even Elisha is not really telling us anything with any detail and when I last looked 2010 was around the time he had surgery. Don't people get pain meds after having surgery? Would it not be possible that Prince had continuing issues after that surgery? Would he have run up a 65k in legal medical expenes for purchasing illegal drugs? I am not so sure someone should be labled an addict when they actually have pain. What would you do if you were in pain? The thing is we do not know what his medical issues were but we have some clues that they exsisted and when you discount that you are blantly ignoring information that does not fit the narrative that you want. You can believe what you want but do not make up shit ( not one associate has said anything about a long running dependency nor said they saw him abuse drugs ) and do not ignore facts ( 65k in medical expenses which appear on an accounting sheet). I am not going to not comment on it so maybe you need to get use to it. You have and continue to do so. Also, you have completely ignored what I posted in #553. Since you so conveniently ignored my response, I will refresh your memory so you can fully grasp what I said (most likely a futile effort but I'm going to do it anyway). NOWHERE DID I SAY HE WAS A LONG TERM DAILY USER....NO WHERE. Now that this has been cleared up, yes, he did use these meds off and on for years. You can choose not to believe it. Unfortunately, refusing to believe does not make it go away. As for your question "what would I do if I were in pain?". Well, again, another sign you pick and choose what to absorb so I will refresh your memory....I am, in fact, a long term user of these meds. I have detailed many, many times my chronic pain issues and what this stems from. However, upon sharing my personal story in one particular thread topic, I was labeled an "addict". Yes, indeed, a member of this board judged me so, believe me when I say, I get people's biased, uninformed bs on a personal level. To refresh your memory, visit this thread http://prince.org/msg/7/449209 and reread your comment (reply #13 second paragraph).... "We have no means of knowing any of this so what we have is people on this board with childhood trama and drug issues projecting their problems on to Prince without knowing the facts." and tell me how f'ng sensitive you are to people's chronic pain issues. Furthermore, you, nor I, know what the 65k is for but, this is what you do. You latch onto some info and repeat it over and over and over and over hoping it will stick. Applying it to your narrative and demanding everyone accept it. Your last paragraph proclaims I misstate facts. I did not. Refer back to my response you ignored. [Edited 11/22/17 5:45am] "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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bonatoc said:
We are talking about the guy who said "I have no time for old people!" So you may be right. It would also answer Sonshine's question of why he didn't stop touring. He just didn't want anybody to know that there was something wrong. Keep a brave face. He was, in a way, a prisoner of his own image. | |
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Let me make some things clear for you. 1) I did not say you said you he was a long term user but in my opinion your post imply it. What I am telling you is what I believe. I do not give a flying fig about what you believe. Your comments show a disbelief about illness he may have had thus implying that he had none and that his problems were that of an addict someone taking pills for grins and giggles. This is how you come across to me. 2) There is not one piece of evidence to show that he was abusing these meds for years and by years I mean 20 to 30. Not one bit. Not one single solid person has said they saw him take drugs or high. We only have Elisha speaking about an incident which would have happened after he had surgery. Don’t people have pain meds after they have surgery and more in likely that is when his problems started. You realize that estates cannot sue for defamation. People are free to say he was high as hell and swinging from the chandeliers and trust me the tabs would pay big bucks for those stories. I am sorry but some of this is common sense. I am sorry you do not think a line item on a form that is for taxes that states “recent medical illness” does not mean what it states. 65k is not on that sheet for illegal drugs, an ambulance ride or Narcan. I cannot help you with this one. 3) I also never ignored what was in the search warrants I just look at the whole situation and I do not chalk a 57 year old’s life up to a week or the months before he died as the be all. 4) If you have chronic pain issues then you of all people should have some damm compassion and understanding. I do not see any of this in your posts. I am sorry if you are offended but I see projection on the part of many people on this board not just you. Everybody’s situation is different and you cannot condemn someone as a drug addict if you have no idea what their pain level was or what health issues they are dealing with. I am sorry your post are all about how, when and what drugs he took without questioning why? 5) I have arthritis in my back so I take the scoffing of someone’s pain and their reasons for using meds to be pretty dam insensitive. Considering what we know about doctors over prescribing these meds and in some cases, being the supplier of these meds to people who are already addicted I think these facts should be taken into consideration. We have no idea what advice concerning these meds he was giving in the first place. Dr. S giving him pain meds under Kirk’s name while knowing he was struggling should have sent Dr. S to jail and really let people see that a certain aspect to Prince’s care was poor but we do not get any of that on this board. All we get is babbling about drug addiction and total ignoring of other facts that do not fit the narrative that some of you are stuck on.
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laurarichardson said:
Let me make some things clear for you. 1)I did not say you said you he was a long term user but in my opinion your post imply it. What I am telling you is what I believe. I do not give a flying fig about what you believe. Your comments show a disbelief about illness he may have had thus implying that he had none and that his problems were that of an addict someone taking pills for grins and giggles. This is how you come across to me.2)There is not one piece of evidence to show that he was abusing these meds for years and by years I mean 20 to 30. Not one bit. Not one single solid person has said they saw him take drugs or high. We only have Elisha speaking about an incident which would have happened after he had surgery. Don’t people have pain meds after they have surgery and more in likely that is when his problems started. You realize that estates cannot sue for defamation. People are free to say he was high as hell and swinging from the chandeliers and trust me the tabs would pay big bucks for those stories. I am sorry but some of this is common sense. I am sorry you do not think a line item on a form that is for taxes that states “recent medical illness” does not mean what it states. 65k is not on that sheet for illegal drugs, an ambulance ride or Narcan. I cannot help you with this one. 3) I also never ignored what was in the search warrants I just look at the whole situation and I do not chalk a 57 year old’s life up to a week or the months before he died as the be all. 4)If you have chronic pain issues then you of all people should have some damm compassion and understanding. I do not see any of this in your posts. I am sorry if you are offended but I see projection on the part of many people on this board not just you. Everybody’s situation is different and you cannot condemn someone as a drug addict if you have no idea what their pain level was or what health issues they are dealing with. I am sorry your post are all about how, when and what drugs he took without questioning why?5) I have arthritis in my back so I take the scoffing of someone’s pain and their reasons for using meds to be pretty dam insensitive. Considering what we know about doctors over prescribing these meds and in some cases, being the supplier of these meds to people who are already addicted I think these facts should be taken into consideration.We have no idea what advice concerning these meds he was giving in the first place. Dr. S giving him pain meds under Kirk’s name while knowing he was struggling should have sent Dr. S to jail and really let people see that a certain aspect to Prince’s care was poor but we do not get any of that on this board. All we get is babbling about drug addiction and total ignoring of other facts that do not fit the narrative that some of you are stuck on. Get out of your own head (where all your judgmental bias lives) and really focus, because you need to understand something....I have never, ever, EVER said that I thought Prince was taking pain meds for recreation. Never. THAT IS YOUR INTERPRETATION. That is what you infer. ALL the time. That is one of your many mantras (and believe me, I have read them ALL numerous times....shits and giggles, high off his ass, can't sue for defamation and it goes on and on...sound familiar?). I believe there was a very real NEED. Do you understand? Frankly, a lot of people should be offended by your comment that "there are people on this board with drug issues". That is a clear representation of your innate character and your intolerance. And that bleeds into every single one of your posts. "Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence......." ~ DESIDERATA ~ Max Ehrmann | |
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It could very well be. The statement in the warrant seems to indicate that the fentanyl and the controlled narcotic prescription medication are not one of the same.It's not clear. The one prescription medication he had from Dr. Schulenberg (Oxycodone) is accounted for. The only other pills that I could think of that may have contained fentanyl were the watson 853's . Based upon all of the reports I have seen , the Watson 853 counterfeit pill is not usually associated with fentanyl toxicity and overdose. He must have been quite the unlucky chap to get one bad pill of watson 853's laced with fentanyl as opposed to all of the other addicts in Minnesota who neither overdosed on 853's or purchased 853's thereafter in order to chase the Prince high. | |
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I believe Prince had an on and off relationship with opioids for a long time. I also believe that he has managed to beat the problem on his own several times over the years.
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