The medical examiner’s news release said the autopsy found these drugs in Petty’s system: fentanyl, oxycodone, acetyl fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl, which are opioids; temazepam and alprazolam, which are sedatives; and citalopram, an antidepressant.
Acetyl fentanyl has not been approved for medical use in the United States and there are no published studies on safety for human use.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that of the more than 64,000 US overdose deaths in 2016 from all drugs, more than 20,000 were attributed to synthetic opioids, many of them related to fentanyl and its variations.
Fentanyl has previously struck the music world. Html” target=” blank” rel=”Noopener noreferrer”>Prince died of an overdose of the drug at his home in 2016.
Petty collapsed at his home in Malibu and was taken to UCLA Medical Center, where he died.

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