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Watched Purple Rain after he died. First time I ever heard or saw him. I thought he was musically talented. When you have so much money I guess that maintaining a drug habit is easier than it is for "the folks". Like Elvis did by buying a pharmacy.

AndyC wrote:He was addicted to Dilaudid pills and Fentanyl patches, apparently.

I think you are right. Also probably on hydrocodone with tylenol and it's possible the tylenol part damaged his liver enough to kill him. The autopsy will show. None of us are immune to the possibility of addiction be it narcotics or alcohol or tobacco. The most common cause of lethal drug overdose is prescription drugs, not street drugs. There are now rigid new rules on prescription narcotics which like everything the government does has unforeseen side effects. People that really need these drugs just to survive are having an almost impossible time getting prescriptions. No easy answers.