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Reply #1740 posted 06/06/18 7:30pm

Krystalkisses

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ChocolateBox3121 said:



Krystalkisses said:


ChocolateBox3121 said:


Gender fluid means it doesn't matter which sex it is. It could be either or.



Omg please don't tell me he was into shemales and stuff like That! That disturbs me.

No! It means what Prince quoted in his hit song 'GettOff' "Let A Woman Be a Woman And A Man Be A Man".It includes individual sexes but equally. Like his Love symbol prince .



I'm not sure what that means like a man and a women having sex??? Or individual pictures of women alone or individual naked pictures of men alone? That would hardly be tasteless.
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Reply #1741 posted 06/06/18 8:25pm

ISaidLifeIsJus
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PennyPurple said:

Krystalkisses said:

PennyPurple said: Penny I don't want any beef with you. Please stop with the snarkiness...but I do wanna thank you for the article. I wonder if something is going to come out tomarrow now. What is one of those celebrity porn websites gets a hold of one of those sex tapes? What happens then????

Nope, I will not stop with the snarkiness where gold digger M2 is concerned.


People who have contact with the people in his life, need to start asking the hard questions. Why is everyone kissing their Arses? They used him up and still are. $$$


Shots fired!

punch

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Reply #1742 posted 06/06/18 9:10pm

Bassette

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Penny:
I agree. If it's true, the "source" is someone from the police department, the real story is "who?" And "why now?" Although we all have said at one time or another it would only be a matter of time before people started talking (truth or not) in hopes of making some from money from it.

Pete:
I also agree with you. If the story is true, I hope he (and the various she's/whomever else was involved) thoroughly enjoyed every delicious moment!

And If you even wonder why someone is working at the Police Department; It gives one the opportunity to obtain the access to someone else's privacy. They even get paid for their nosey jobs! Exciting, satisfying, exhausting job, right?
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Reply #1743 posted 06/07/18 4:29am

zenarose

giggle giggle giggle giggle

ISaidLifeIsJustAGame said:



I am praying the video that I am in with Prince isnt released.

eek lol

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Reply #1744 posted 06/07/18 4:37am

nelcp777

As time goes on, more information will be released among associates. Prince’s addiction was an open secret amongst his staff per the interviews of ex managers and assistants.
As for the homemade movies and stash, who cares. Kim Kardashian is famous for her tape. With technology, it is common. Mel b has some.
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Reply #1745 posted 06/07/18 5:03am

oscarchristio7
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PennyPurple said:

ThatWhiteDude said:

I wasn't talking about the US I said over here in Germany. I know how they work, I've seen it before. Maybe here in the US it's different, but I know exactly what they print over here. And I'm sorry but I'd rather have them printing Specials because he would be 60 years old tomorrow. But Like I said, maybe it's different in the US, I can't tell because I don't live there. And I am not talking about the porn, I said it before! I'm talking about the claims of that woman! I don't give a fuck about that porn stuff! [Edited 6/6/18 16:24pm]

They just threw that Charlene Friends story in there, to make it look like he was some sex freak or something, because that is an old story.


The sex tapes don't bother me, that's no big deal the thing is, IF the story has any merit, the 'leaker' said the PD didn't say anything about them, for Prince's privacy, but that leaves the question, IF they really are true, who leaked that info?

If the story was true , and I wouldnt trust the rag/tabloid it came from , but end of the day ...the guy was a Rock Star , good for him if he had his sex freak times when he was younger, good for him if he watched some porn , its what most rockstars do and the lifestyle is what most men would do if they could , so really who cares.

I wish he was still here to have his Rockstar life and make more beautiful music for the world to enjoy.

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Reply #1746 posted 06/07/18 7:04am

violetcrush

oscarchristio777 said:

PennyPurple said:

They just threw that Charlene Friends story in there, to make it look like he was some sex freak or something, because that is an old story.


The sex tapes don't bother me, that's no big deal the thing is, IF the story has any merit, the 'leaker' said the PD didn't say anything about them, for Prince's privacy, but that leaves the question, IF they really are true, who leaked that info?

If the story was true , and I wouldnt trust the rag/tabloid it came from , but end of the day ...the guy was a Rock Star , good for him if he had his sex freak times when he was younger, good for him if he watched some porn , its what most rockstars do and the lifestyle is what most men would do if they could , so really who cares.

I wish he was still here to have his Rockstar life and make more beautiful music for the world to enjoy.

Right - Prince was known for seeking out younger girls (18 seemed to be a popular age for him smile), which I'm sure tied in with his control issues, as they would have been less experienced with life in general and easier to control. So, probably much of what the Charlene chick is saying is true. However, she was a legal adult at that time, and she made the choice to be with him, as did the others. Her story of the filming without her knowledge can't be proven, and if he did do that it was clearly for his own use, as it was not released to public.

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I have no doubt that Prince's escapades probably paled in comparison to some of the crazy, raunchy, and even illegal stuff that many other rock stars participated in during that time. Prince worked too much and wanted to play/perform much more than doing anything else.

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Reply #1747 posted 06/07/18 10:41am

1Sasha

When this man died, he had more widows and girlfriends than anyone I have ever "known." And he still died alone, with nearly everyone he knew at one point or another climbing aboard the post-mortem gravy train. It is still, two years on, a very sad situation for someone who brought such joy to the world.

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Reply #1748 posted 06/07/18 11:08am

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Just a quick question, 'cause I got a little bit out of touch with this thread in the last couple of weeks. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't someone here post a link to an article that said that there are still files that won't be public because there's still an investigation going on or something? neutral

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Reply #1749 posted 06/07/18 11:38am

Krystalkisses

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oscarchristio777 said:



PennyPurple said:




ThatWhiteDude said:


I wasn't talking about the US I said over here in Germany. I know how they work, I've seen it before. Maybe here in the US it's different, but I know exactly what they print over here. And I'm sorry but I'd rather have them printing Specials because he would be 60 years old tomorrow. But Like I said, maybe it's different in the US, I can't tell because I don't live there. And I am not talking about the porn, I said it before! I'm talking about the claims of that woman! I don't give a fuck about that porn stuff! [Edited 6/6/18 16:24pm]

They just threw that Charlene Friends story in there, to make it look like he was some sex freak or something, because that is an old story.



The sex tapes don't bother me, that's no big deal the thing is, IF the story has any merit, the 'leaker' said the PD didn't say anything about them, for Prince's privacy, but that leaves the question, IF they really are true, who leaked that info?





If the story was true , and I wouldnt trust the rag/tabloid it came from , but end of the day ...the guy was a Rock Star , good for him if he had his sex freak times when he was younger, good for him if he watched some porn , its what most rockstars do and the lifestyle is what most men would do if they could , so really who cares.


I wish he was still here to have his Rockstar life and make more beautiful music for the world to enjoy.



You are right. It just surprises me. He was a rock star and that lifestyle is typical. He seemed sorta like a fuddy duddy at times during the JW days though. It just goes to show how complex he really was , the push/pull of being moral AND our animalistic side. He was a lot more human than I thought.
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Reply #1750 posted 06/07/18 12:09pm

XxAxX

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PennyPurple said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

LIES!

Either way it makes no difference to me, he's still my guy.


It just ticks me off that this is out there and people will take it as gospel.




yeah me too. after all the effort he made to project his carefully crafted image in the end we saw pictures of him lying there and we even know how there were stains on his bathroom tiles sad oddly, it makes him more appealing to me in a way


now this. naughty sex tapes. sad

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Reply #1751 posted 06/07/18 12:11pm

kmama07

1Sasha said:

When this man died, he had more widows and girlfriends than anyone I have ever "known." And he still died alone, with nearly everyone he knew at one point or another climbing aboard the post-mortem gravy train. It is still, two years on, a very sad situation for someone who brought such joy to the world.


Yup. Totally agree.
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Reply #1752 posted 06/07/18 12:15pm

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sorry. funnier in my head edit

[Edited 6/7/18 12:15pm]

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Reply #1753 posted 06/07/18 12:18pm

nelcp777

XxAxX said:

PennyPurple said:

Either way it makes no difference to me, he's still my guy.


It just ticks me off that this is out there and people will take it as gospel.




yeah me too. after all the effort he made to project his carefully crafted image in the end we saw pictures of him lying there and we even know how there were stains on his bathroom tiles sad oddly, it makes him more appealing to me in a way


now this. naughty sex tapes. sad

Wonder if we will get The Ex-Wifes Sexperience tapes. Just kidding. But I wonder who in his harem are a little concerned that their tape may leak, or at a minimum, been seen by law enforcement.

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Reply #1754 posted 06/07/18 12:21pm

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nelcp777 said:



XxAxX said:




PennyPurple said:



Either way it makes no difference to me, he's still my guy.



It just ticks me off that this is out there and people will take it as gospel.






yeah me too. after all the effort he made to project his carefully crafted image in the end we saw pictures of him lying there and we even know how there were stains on his bathroom tiles sad oddly, it makes him more appealing to me in a way




now this. naughty sex tapes. sad



Wonder if we will get The Ex-Wifes Sexperience tapes. Just kidding. But I wonder who in his harem are a little concerned that their tape may leak, or at a minimum, been seen by law enforcement.



There was an article I saw yesterday saying Kim Basinger was terrified of Prince memoir as she thought he was going to write about them. I wonder if she is worried about this.
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Reply #1755 posted 06/07/18 12:23pm

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nelcp777 said:

XxAxX said:




yeah me too. after all the effort he made to project his carefully crafted image in the end we saw pictures of him lying there and we even know how there were stains on his bathroom tiles sad oddly, it makes him more appealing to me in a way


now this. naughty sex tapes. sad

Wonder if we will get The Ex-Wifes Sexperience tapes. Just kidding. But I wonder who in his harem are a little concerned that their tape may leak, or at a minimum, been seen by law enforcement.

i know this is the wrong place and time to gigglee but that was along the lines of what i was joking about. giggle doesn't mean i disrespect prince but i had a sudden image of the estate releasing the tapes as a set and it made me laugh

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Reply #1756 posted 06/07/18 12:26pm

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XxAxX said:



nelcp777 said:




XxAxX said:






yeah me too. after all the effort he made to project his carefully crafted image in the end we saw pictures of him lying there and we even know how there were stains on his bathroom tiles sad oddly, it makes him more appealing to me in a way




now this. naughty sex tapes. sad



Wonder if we will get The Ex-Wifes Sexperience tapes. Just kidding. But I wonder who in his harem are a little concerned that their tape may leak, or at a minimum, been seen by law enforcement.



i know this is the wrong place and time to gigglee but that was along the lines of what i was joking about. giggle doesn't mean i disrespect prince but i had a sudden image of the estate releasing the tapes as a set and it made me laugh



Sometimes you have to laugh. wink
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Reply #1757 posted 06/07/18 12:27pm

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dang this sucks. he shouldn't be gone. somewhere the universe skipped a beat and our timeline got twisted. i've been catching up on this thread and i'm ashamed to admit i still haven't been able to read the entire investigative file. thank yous out to everyone who has summarized contents here for us. i still find the manner of his demise to be quite hinky.

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Reply #1758 posted 06/07/18 12:28pm

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XxAxX said:

nelcp777 said:

Wonder if we will get The Ex-Wifes Sexperience tapes. Just kidding. But I wonder who in his harem are a little concerned that their tape may leak, or at a minimum, been seen by law enforcement.

i know this is the wrong place and time to gigglee but that was along the lines of what i was joking about. giggle doesn't mean i disrespect prince but i had a sudden image of the estate releasing the tapes as a set and it made me laugh

lol lol that's really funny.

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Reply #1759 posted 06/07/18 12:28pm

Strawberrylova
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Can't believe people actually believe radar online, that article is horribly written
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Reply #1760 posted 06/07/18 12:58pm

DD55

Strawberrylova123 said:

Can't believe people actually believe radar online, that article is horribly written

Oh come on everyone, do you really believe or did you ever believe there WEREN’T any sex tapes? There are just too many songs where he talks about it! Wether still photography or video, he’s mentioned it way too many times.

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And yes, nelcp777, I’m also wondering about who are (I’m guessing more than one lady) cringing at the thought of the entire police department, DEA and BCA watching their piece of Prince history.

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Heck, he had PP completely wired for sound, what’s a little video here and there? LOL. Not saying I’d buy the boxed set but heck, I’d take a peek. And if anyone says they wouldn’t take a quick peek, sorry I don’t believe you.

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Joy to everyone, ~DD

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Reply #1761 posted 06/07/18 1:02pm

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I can't believe no conspiracy theorist has come out and said this was a plot to make sure wordwould reach all Prince female associates and girlfriends at the same time, as as warning to keep their mouths shut with regards to anything they might know and are thinking of divulging about him...

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Reply #1762 posted 06/07/18 1:04pm

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MMJas said:

I can't believe no conspiracy theorist has come out and said this was a plot to make sure wordwould reach all Prince female associates and girlfriends at the same time, as as warning to keep their mouths shut with regards to anything they might know and are thinking of divulging about him...

lol lol lol

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Reply #1763 posted 06/07/18 1:14pm

violetcrush

Krystalkisses said:

nelcp777 said:

Wonder if we will get The Ex-Wifes Sexperience tapes. Just kidding. But I wonder who in his harem are a little concerned that their tape may leak, or at a minimum, been seen by law enforcement.

There was an article I saw yesterday saying Kim Basinger was terrified of Prince memoir as she thought he was going to write about them. I wonder if she is worried about this.

Well, the whole "Hollywood Love Affair/Scandalous Sex Suite" compilation, complete with her moans and groans doesn't leave much more to the imagination in terms of the sex they had together biggrin My guess is that "I Love U In Me" and "Rippopgodazippa" were inspired by her too based on the time frame that they were recorded. Yeeeeehaaaaaa cool

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Reply #1764 posted 06/07/18 1:28pm

nelcp777

violetcrush said:

Krystalkisses said:

nelcp777 said: There was an article I saw yesterday saying Kim Basinger was terrified of Prince memoir as she thought he was going to write about them. I wonder if she is worried about this.

Well, the whole "Hollywood Love Affair/Scandalous Sex Suite" compilation, complete with her moans and groans doesn't leave much more to the imagination in terms of the sex they had together biggrin My guess is that "I Love U In Me" and "Rippopgodazippa" were inspired by her too based on the time frame that they were recorded. Yeeeeehaaaaaa cool

Release It!

Get it? Sorry. Sometimes we gotta laugh to delay the tears.

More power to Prince, as long as both parties agreed.

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Reply #1765 posted 06/07/18 1:34pm

nelcp777

So, like many others, I am trying to understand what the heck is vicodin and basically fentanyl. Yeah I know it has been 2 years, but I had a little spare time, so, from the DEA website ( link: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl-faq.shtml):

Q. What does fentanyl do to the brain?

A. Like heroin, morphine, and other opioid drugs, fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. When opioid drugs bind to these receptors, they can drive up dopamine levels in the brain's reward areas, producing a state of euphoria and relaxation.

Q. What are the effects of fentanyl exposure?

A. The effects of fentanyl exposure resemble those of heroin and include euphoria, drowsiness, nausea, confusion and sedation. With repeated exposure comes tolerance, addiction, respiratory depression and arrest, unconsciousness, coma, and death.

Q. How is fentanyl being sold and used?

A. The ways in which fentanyl is being abused and the different compounds and formulations in which it is found are constantly evolving, posing new threats to those that use them illicitly.
In the past fentanyl was typically mixed with other opioids, such as heroin, but that is not always the case today. Fentanyl can also be injected, snorted/sniffed, smoked, taken orally by pill or tablet, or spiked onto blotter paper.

Illicitly produced fentanyl is sold alone or in combination with heroin and other substances and has been pressed into pills, and used to mimic pharmaceutical drugs such as oxycodone.

What are the overdose effects?

Overdose may result in stupor, changes in eye pupil size, cold and clammy skin, cyanosis (bluing of extremities), coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. The presence of triad of symp­toms such as coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression are strongly suggestive of opioid poisoning.

What is the effect on the body?

Fentanyl, similar to other commonly used opioid analgesics (e.g., morphine), produces effects such as relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression.

Can Naloxone work on someone overdosing on fentanyl?

Fentanyl, like heroin, is an opioid and can rapidly block or reverse the effects of both, however because fentanyl is much more powerful than heroin, it often takes more than one dose of Naloxone in emergency situations.

Why is fentanyl use resulting in so many overdoses?

It is much more potent than heroin- up to 30-50 times as potent (and as deadly) as heroin– two milligrams of fentanyl (equivalent to a few grains of table salt) is considered to be a deadly dose for more than 95 percent of the American public. Some compounds such as carfentanyl are even stronger - up to 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

In addition there are no standard dosages of fentanyl and fentanyl related compounds when used illicitly, and as a result the amount of fentanyl can vary greatly between vendors and batches. For example, one 2016 seizure of counterfeit prescription pills had approximately 1.8 milligrams of fentanyl in each pill. Such a large amount of fentanyl in each pill is alarming considering that approximately two milligrams is a lethal dose for most non-opioid-dependent individuals.

There is also a very interesting publication on the DEA website titled: Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyls: A Global Threat (2016). Here is the link: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl.shtml

It was an interesting read.

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Reply #1766 posted 06/07/18 1:38pm

violetcrush

nelcp777 said:

violetcrush said:

Well, the whole "Hollywood Love Affair/Scandalous Sex Suite" compilation, complete with her moans and groans doesn't leave much more to the imagination in terms of the sex they had together biggrin My guess is that "I Love U In Me" and "Rippopgodazippa" were inspired by her too based on the time frame that they were recorded. Yeeeeehaaaaaa cool

Release It!

Get it? Sorry. Sometimes we gotta laugh to delay the tears.

More power to Prince, as long as both parties agreed.

woot! woot! woot! Hey, how many women can honestly say they wouldn't have been on board for the "scandalous sex suite" with Prince??!! Not many. Don't think I myself would have had too many reservations about it. I was totally his type back then!! Too bad I wasn't into the stalker/groupie behavior biggrin

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Reply #1767 posted 06/07/18 1:43pm

violetcrush

nelcp777 said:

So, like many others, I am trying to understand what the heck is vicodin and basically fentanyl. Yeah I know it has been 2 years, but I had a little spare time, so, from the DEA website ( link: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl-faq.shtml):

Q. What does fentanyl do to the brain?

A. Like heroin, morphine, and other opioid drugs, fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. When opioid drugs bind to these receptors, they can drive up dopamine levels in the brain's reward areas, producing a state of euphoria and relaxation.

Q. What are the effects of fentanyl exposure?

A. The effects of fentanyl exposure resemble those of heroin and include euphoria, drowsiness, nausea, confusion and sedation. With repeated exposure comes tolerance, addiction, respiratory depression and arrest, unconsciousness, coma, and death.

Q. How is fentanyl being sold and used?

A. The ways in which fentanyl is being abused and the different compounds and formulations in which it is found are constantly evolving, posing new threats to those that use them illicitly.
In the past fentanyl was typically mixed with other opioids, such as heroin, but that is not always the case today. Fentanyl can also be injected, snorted/sniffed, smoked, taken orally by pill or tablet, or spiked onto blotter paper.

Illicitly produced fentanyl is sold alone or in combination with heroin and other substances and has been pressed into pills, and used to mimic pharmaceutical drugs such as oxycodone.

What are the overdose effects?

Overdose may result in stupor, changes in eye pupil size, cold and clammy skin, cyanosis (bluing of extremities), coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. The presence of triad of symp­toms such as coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression are strongly suggestive of opioid poisoning.

What is the effect on the body?

Fentanyl, similar to other commonly used opioid analgesics (e.g., morphine), produces effects such as relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression.

Can Naloxone work on someone overdosing on fentanyl?

Fentanyl, like heroin, is an opioid and can rapidly block or reverse the effects of both, however because fentanyl is much more powerful than heroin, it often takes more than one dose of Naloxone in emergency situations.

Why is fentanyl use resulting in so many overdoses?

It is much more potent than heroin- up to 30-50 times as potent (and as deadly) as heroin– two milligrams of fentanyl (equivalent to a few grains of table salt) is considered to be a deadly dose for more than 95 percent of the American public. Some compounds such as carfentanyl are even stronger - up to 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

In addition there are no standard dosages of fentanyl and fentanyl related compounds when used illicitly, and as a result the amount of fentanyl can vary greatly between vendors and batches. For example, one 2016 seizure of counterfeit prescription pills had approximately 1.8 milligrams of fentanyl in each pill. Such a large amount of fentanyl in each pill is alarming considering that approximately two milligrams is a lethal dose for most non-opioid-dependent individuals.

There is also a very interesting publication on the DEA website titled: Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyls: A Global Threat (2016). Here is the link: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl.shtml

It was an interesting read.

I read this exact Q & A not long after he died. Completely understandable how it happened, and why it has become one of the leading causes of death. I had also read that the Pharm companies who initially researched and tested these meds knew how addictive they are, but still marketed them to Doctors as suitable for temporary pain relief. Terrible.

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Reply #1768 posted 06/07/18 1:46pm

PeteSilas

violetcrush said:

nelcp777 said:

Release It!

Get it? Sorry. Sometimes we gotta laugh to delay the tears.

More power to Prince, as long as both parties agreed.

woot! woot! woot! Hey, how many women can honestly say they wouldn't have been on board for the "scandalous sex suite" with Prince??!! Not many. Don't think I myself would have had too many reservations about it. I was totally his type back then!! Too bad I wasn't into the stalker/groupie behavior biggrin

it's just a rumor and charlene friend sounded like a skank if memory serves so until more proof comes out i'd say take it with a grain of salt.

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Reply #1769 posted 06/07/18 2:02pm

nelcp777

violetcrush said:

nelcp777 said:

So, like many others, I am trying to understand what the heck is vicodin and basically fentanyl. Yeah I know it has been 2 years, but I had a little spare time, so, from the DEA website ( link: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl-faq.shtml):

Q. What does fentanyl do to the brain?

A. Like heroin, morphine, and other opioid drugs, fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions. When opioid drugs bind to these receptors, they can drive up dopamine levels in the brain's reward areas, producing a state of euphoria and relaxation.

Q. What are the effects of fentanyl exposure?

A. The effects of fentanyl exposure resemble those of heroin and include euphoria, drowsiness, nausea, confusion and sedation. With repeated exposure comes tolerance, addiction, respiratory depression and arrest, unconsciousness, coma, and death.

Q. How is fentanyl being sold and used?

A. The ways in which fentanyl is being abused and the different compounds and formulations in which it is found are constantly evolving, posing new threats to those that use them illicitly.
In the past fentanyl was typically mixed with other opioids, such as heroin, but that is not always the case today. Fentanyl can also be injected, snorted/sniffed, smoked, taken orally by pill or tablet, or spiked onto blotter paper.

Illicitly produced fentanyl is sold alone or in combination with heroin and other substances and has been pressed into pills, and used to mimic pharmaceutical drugs such as oxycodone.

What are the overdose effects?

Overdose may result in stupor, changes in eye pupil size, cold and clammy skin, cyanosis (bluing of extremities), coma, and respiratory failure leading to death. The presence of triad of symp­toms such as coma, pinpoint pupils, and respiratory depression are strongly suggestive of opioid poisoning.

What is the effect on the body?

Fentanyl, similar to other commonly used opioid analgesics (e.g., morphine), produces effects such as relaxation, euphoria, pain relief, sedation, confusion, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, urinary retention, pupillary constriction, and respiratory depression.

Can Naloxone work on someone overdosing on fentanyl?

Fentanyl, like heroin, is an opioid and can rapidly block or reverse the effects of both, however because fentanyl is much more powerful than heroin, it often takes more than one dose of Naloxone in emergency situations.

Why is fentanyl use resulting in so many overdoses?

It is much more potent than heroin- up to 30-50 times as potent (and as deadly) as heroin– two milligrams of fentanyl (equivalent to a few grains of table salt) is considered to be a deadly dose for more than 95 percent of the American public. Some compounds such as carfentanyl are even stronger - up to 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

In addition there are no standard dosages of fentanyl and fentanyl related compounds when used illicitly, and as a result the amount of fentanyl can vary greatly between vendors and batches. For example, one 2016 seizure of counterfeit prescription pills had approximately 1.8 milligrams of fentanyl in each pill. Such a large amount of fentanyl in each pill is alarming considering that approximately two milligrams is a lethal dose for most non-opioid-dependent individuals.

There is also a very interesting publication on the DEA website titled: Counterfeit Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyls: A Global Threat (2016). Here is the link: https://www.dea.gov/druginfo/fentanyl.shtml

It was an interesting read.

I read this exact Q & A not long after he died. Completely understandable how it happened, and why it has become one of the leading causes of death. I had also read that the Pharm companies who initially researched and tested these meds knew how addictive they are, but still marketed them to Doctors as suitable for temporary pain relief. Terrible.

The publication I referenced had very interesting info that I am pasting:

March 2016 - The DEA Los Angeles Field Division (FD) executed a federal search warrant at a
residential location and seized a counterfeit prescription pill operation using fentanyl and other
synthetic opiates. Three pill presses, powder mixing equipment, ventilation equipment, and
numerous buckets filled with powder were discovered (pills looked like oxycodone)

In March and April 2016, 52 overdoses and 10 deaths occurred in Sacramento, California
from counterfeit Norco® pills containing fentanyl. University of Calfornia Davis laboratory analysis
indicated that the pills contained a variety of fentanyl doses; one sample of pills contained between 0.6
and 6.9 milligrams of fentanyl per pill (2 milligrams of fentanyl is a lethal dose for non-opioid users).

Research Chemical U-47700 in Counterfeit Oxycondone Pills
In March 2016, law enforcement officers in Lorain County, Ohio, seized 500 pills that visually
appeared to be oxycodone. The pills were blue and had “A 215” markings, consistent with
30 milligram oxycodone pills (see Figure 5). Laboratory analysis indicated that the pills
did not contain oxycodone, but were instead the research chemical U-47700.19 U-47700
is an unscheduled synthetic opioid not studied for human use that has caused at least 17
overdoses and several deaths in the United States. Although counterfeit opioid pill traffickers
currently use fentanyls, it is likely that other synthetic opioids will be utilized if fentanyls
become inaccessible, or if market preferences shift to other subtances.

According to DEA reporting, counterfeit pills containing
fentanyls retail at prices between $10 and $20 USC
per pill in U.S. illicit drug markets. In February 2016, a
DEA source in the Miami FD reported that counterfeit
Roxycodone pills containing fentanyl were sold at $20
USC each. In December 2015, a DEA source in the
New Jersey FD reported that counterfeit prescription
pills containing fentanyl can be bought in bulk quantities
at $6.50 USC per pill and sold for $10 USC per pill
in the New York City club scene.

Fentanyls and the Internet
The tools needed to manufacture counterfeit pills containing fentanyls are available online and are
relatively inexpensive compared to other forms of drug production, contributing to its unique level of threat.
Such access paves the way for non-cartel-affiliated individuals to undertake fentanyl trafficking. Fentanyls
are available for purchase online from anonymous darknet marketsd and even overtly-operated websites.
Industrial pill press machines are also widely available on the open Internet. An April 2016 online search
of auction websites by DEA revealed a wide variety of pill presses for sale. One pill press capable of
producing 5,000 pills per hour was priced at $995, and die molds for oxycodone and Xanax® pills were for
sale at $115 and $130, respectively.

This is mad crazy.

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