The investigators told the AP they discovered two dozen pills in an Aleve bottle in Prince's home that had been labeled «Watson 385,» a stamp used to ID pills that contain a mix of two other
pain - relieving
medications: hydrocodone (another
powerful opioid painkiller) and acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol).
Many experts say the prescription painkiller epidemic started when physicians began over-prescribing
powerful opioid medications, a well - meaning attempt to more aggressively treat patients»
pain.