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May 4, 2016 – The California addiction doctor summoned for an emergency consultation with Prince runs a posh clinic that treats opioid addicts with acupuncture, Chinese medicine, yoga, and even surfing.
But he’s also a pioneer in the practice of using alternative opioid medications — drugs that may also be addictive but less so than Vicodin or heroin — to treat opioid addiction.
Dr. Howard Kornfeld was summoned by a representative for Prince to come to the musician’s Minnesota estate on April 20. He was not immediately able to travel, so he put his son Andrew on a red-eye flight to meet Prince and explain what treatment at his clinic would entail, according to Minneapolis attorney William Mauzy, who is representing the Kornfelds.
“The plan was to quickly evaluate his health and devise a treatment plan,” Mauzy said. “The doctor was planning on a lifesaving mission.”
SOURCE: https://www.statnews.com/2016/05/04/prince-addiction-doctor/