BRIGGS wrote:It's reported that Prince Oded last week

That's odd. I've never heard anything about him being into drugs or anything. He did suffer from depression but being a guy into drugs doesn't seem to fit.

callmened wrote:sigh. i wonder if that will change all the adoration hes been receiving today

Don't see why- maybe really judgemental, 'perfect' people might lose any empathy, but most people have compassion for people who die, because it's a fate that awaits us all.

apparently he recently had hip surgery and was put on these pain opiate pain meds - which is common after surgery. he accidently took too much and was sent to the hospital. They had to give Narcan - which is the antedote. but at 5-2 120lbs which is the size of a child, he probably had some more in his system. GAMEOVER

sadly i see this often with my patients. catch 22. percocets and other opiates are great pain meds after surgery. however theyre very potent, dangerous and addictive. If you give torodal, you poke holes in the abdomen to cause ulcers or it messes up the kidney. thats why i always prescribe tramadol for my patients but its relatively weak.

smackeddog wrote:

callmened wrote:autospy report shows Percocet was the culprit

apparently he recently had hip surgery and was put on these pain opiate pain meds - which is common after surgery. he accidently took too much and was sent to the hospital. They had to give Narcan - which is the antedote. but at 5-2 120lbs which is the size of a child, he probably had some more in his system. GAMEOVER

sadly i see this often with my patients. catch 22. percocets and other opiates are great pain meds after surgery. however theyre very potent, dangerous and addictive. If you give torodal, you poke holes in the abdomen to cause ulcers or it messes up the kidney. thats why i always prescribe tramadol for my patients but its relatively weak.

Pretty sure the autopsy couldn't have shown a drug was to blame- you'd have to wait for the toxicology report which will take weeks, even TMZ is saying no cause of death was determined (though that would suggest drugs rather than disease/biological cause, as the latter would be relatively easy to determine. Basically the rumors at the moment are:

-Addiction to pain killers following hip surgery
-addiction to pain killers due to not having surgery due to his religion
-stopped taking meds due to religion and so became terminally ill as a result
- battling with terminal condition and prescription drug addiction

i agree. please see my correction statement

smackeddog wrote:

callmened wrote:correction! autospy isnt finalized YET and wont be for at least another couple of weeks. but friends of his (including SHeila E) said he often took his Percocets after concert shows. THat was the last drug he took before he was emergently taken to the hospital and given Narcan

Ah, thanks- I still find his behaviour odd over his last few days, even if he was in the throes of addiction.

yeah i have no idea what to think. People are speculating anything from AIDS to drug addiction to Zika virus (thanks aretha franklin...smh). but it could possibly be a mix of scenarios - had hip surgery, yet still performing concerts. so he had to take more meds to cope. in doing so he probably built up a tolerance and needed more and his lil stature couldnt handle it. who know?!?!?!

i roll more with michael jackson but i can appreciate how gifted he was