Hull dad of three died after lethal dose of horror drug Fentanyl
A DAD of three overdosed on lethal painkiller fentanyl after mixing it with a deadly cocktail of drugs.
Andrew Davis, 51, took the horror drug, which has killed at least 60 people in the UK since December, after battling a heroin addiction for almost three decades.
He was found dead in his flat on All Saints Street, Hull, on February 27 with traces of fentanyl in his body.
The deadly drug is 50 times stronger than heroin and killed superstar Prince last year.
At an inquest into Mr Davis' death this week, Hull Coroner's Court heard the lorry driver became addicted to heroin in 1988.
reports a statement from his mum Valerie which was read out in court. It said: "He was positive and happy about where he was living and I had no concerns for him.
"He seemed happier than he had done for a long time.
";[His death] came as a massive shock to me and the family."
Coroner Rosemary Baxter concluded Mr Davis died from a fatal level of drugs in his system, including fentanyl, heroin, morphine and diazepam.
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Fentanyl, which is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, is prescribed in the UK for pain relief for cancer sufferers and in palliative care, usually in the form of skin patches or lollipops.
Without a prescription, possession carries a possible seven-year jail sentence, with life imprisonment for supply.
The National Crime Agency is trying to trace every customer of a filthy garage laboratory in the north of England which sold the drug online. It has so far identified 443 customers, including 172 in Britain, at least one of whom died.
A Humberside Police spokesman said at least two people in Hull have died after taking heroin mixed with fentanyl this year.
Officers are now working with the council to provide advice to drug users on the risks.
A Sun investigation today found Britain faces an “apocalyptic” future if it does not tackle the horror drug which has already ravaged whole communities in America and causes 10,000 deaths annually.
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