(Statement by project worker at hostel): I went to see the
deceased (male aged 30, long?term abuse of heroin but
recently reducing intake of drugs and alcohol whilst living at
the hostel – with a view to detox) in his room as his friend told
me he was unwell. He was complaining of back pain believing that he had slipped a disc in his back. I offered to phone an
ambulance on his behalf but he declined because he had no
drugs in his system and he didn’t want to be in pain with his
back and strung out through lack of drugs. PM toxicology:
morphine = 0.22mg/L; paracetamol = 30mg/L; amitriptyline =
0.13mg/L. [Coronial file no. 60]