A BASINGSTOKE man who had just been released from prison died from a heroin overdose the next day, an inquest has heard.
John Brown, 48, of Millard Close in Oakridge, was found unresponsive in bed by his relatives at a property in Mitchell Gardens in Basingstoke on August 12, 2021.
An inquest at Winchester Coroner's Court on May 24 heard that he died due to the toxic effects of morphine in street heroin.
The inquest heard that he had a fatal amount of morphine in his blood, as well as traces of other legal and illegal drugs.
Paramedics told the court that when they arrived at the property at 8.14am, Mr Brown was dead.
The inquest head that Mr Brown was unemployed, single and had been released from prison a day before his death.
Coroner Rosamund Rhodes-Kemp said: “He was released on August 11, 2021. He was a known drug user. He then managed to purchase heroin. He took this and suffered an overdose and sadly died as a consequence of toxicity.
“The conclusion is that this was a drug-related death.”
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