A MAN found dead on the floor at home with a syringe in his hand died when his heart failed as a result of drug use.

Michael John Langton, 43, was found dead in his room in Flint by his mother Gloria on June 12 last year.

In a written statement, Mrs Langton told the Ruthin inquest that her son had used drugs on and off for most of his life.

A former student at Bryn Offa CP School and Yale College in Wrexham, Mr Langton had been an office worker.

About 12 months before his death he had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes which was being managed with medication.

He was being supported by the drugs and alcohol treatment team at Deeside.

In early 2019 his health deteriorated and he was using drugs, including heroin. He also used medication that had not been prescribed.

Mrs Langton said when she returned home at about 6pm on June 12 she could hear her son snoring in his bedroom.

Later that night, she went into the room and found him on the floor, and cold to the touch. She could smell vomit and see a syringe in his hand. She called 999.

She said he “would be sorely missed by family and friends”.

Ambulance staff and police attended the house in Richard Heights and saw syringes, alcohol and a myriad of medications in the room.

A post-mortem examination found a mixture of medication and drugs in his system, including cocaine, heroin and methadone.

The autopsy found Mr Langton’s heart was exceptionally heavy at 700 grams and there was extensive calcification and fibrosis.

Due the diseased condition of his heart, the affect of the drugs, particularly the cocaine, could have proved fatal even in low doses.

As a result, the cause of death was acute heart failure resulting from the taking of drugs.

Assistant coroner for North Wales East and Central Joanne Lees recorded a verdict of a drugs-related death.