Prince’s Cause of Death Officially Revealed as an Opioid Overdose

LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 22: Musician Prince speaks onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Since legendary singer Prince passed on a couple of months ago there have been speculations about the cause of death.

The results from the autopsy carried out have been leaked and according to AP, a law-enforcement official says that tests show Prince died of an opioid overdose.

Opioids are medications that relieve pain like Vicodin, Percocet, OxyContin and others.