Prince joined the ranks of tragic celebrity overdoses after a fatal injection of deadly counterfeit medications containing lethal doses of the opiod fentanyl — as the doomed rocker desperately tried to self-medicate while battling AIDS…
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“Prince was
so desperate to ease the pain that he turned to underground dealers who took advantage of him,” an insider told
The National ENQUIRER — with Carver County Attorney Mark Metz confirming on April 19 that "Prince thought he was taking Vicodin and not fentanyl. Notably, the evidence demonstrates that Prince had no Vicodin or fentanyl prescription.”
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"In all likelihood,” added Metz, "Prince had no idea he was taking the counterfeit pill that could kill him.” The ENQUIRER's top source added that Prince “thought he was getting the real deal, but the pills contained a few drops of synthetic fentanyl —
more than enough to kill him!”Photo credit: BACKGRID
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Investigators announced in late August that
they’d seized a batch of drugs labeled “hydrocodone,” an opioid pain medication, at Prince’s Paisley Park compound. Tests revealed the drugs contained traces of fentanyl — with the angry source blaming dealers who hastily mixed up ingredients obtaining from illicit dealers on the internet.
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The insider said that Prince had made the fatal mistake of relying on local Chinese drug lords. They gladly sold him the opioids laced with fentanyl, despite the lethal painkiller being 50 times more powerful than heroin. The 57-year-old “Purple Rain” star was rumored to have been diagnosed with AIDS in 2015 —
but refused antiretroviral drugs to fight both HIV and AIDS.
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When Prince couldn’t get the large amount of pain meds he wanted from his local pharmacy, reported the source, he snet members of his inner circle to get pills from an Asian gang that promised high-quality drugs. As the insider told The ENQUIRER just months after the star's death: “Prince paid the ultimate price for trying to keep his AIDS diagnosis a secret!”
Photo credit: BACKGRID
“Prince was
so desperate to ease the pain that he turned to underground dealers who took advantage of him,” an insider told
The National ENQUIRER — with Carver County Attorney Mark Metz confirming on April 19 that "Prince thought he was taking Vicodin and not fentanyl. Notably, the evidence demonstrates that Prince had no Vicodin or fentanyl prescription.”
"In all likelihood,” added Metz, "Prince had no idea he was taking the counterfeit pill that could kill him.” The ENQUIRER's top source added that Prince “thought he was getting the real deal, but the pills contained a few drops of synthetic fentanyl —
more than enough to kill him!”Investigators announced in late August that
they’d seized a batch of drugs labeled “hydrocodone,” an opioid pain medication, at Prince’s Paisley Park compound. Tests revealed the drugs contained traces of fentanyl — with the angry source blaming dealers who hastily mixed up ingredients obtaining from illicit dealers on the internet.
The insider said that Prince had made the fatal mistake of relying on local Chinese drug lords. They gladly sold him the opioids laced with fentanyl, despite the lethal painkiller being 50 times more powerful than heroin. The 57-year-old “Purple Rain” star was rumored to have been diagnosed with AIDS in 2015 —
but refused antiretroviral drugs to fight both HIV and AIDS.
When Prince couldn’t get the large amount of pain meds he wanted from his local pharmacy, reported the source, he snet members of his inner circle to get pills from an Asian gang that promised high-quality drugs. As the insider told The ENQUIRER just months after the star's death: “Prince paid the ultimate price for trying to keep his AIDS diagnosis a secret!”
