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Ivan Curry had been using synthetics for years, and he had described them as having “such a hold over him”, his partner says.

A dangerous synthetic cannabinoid, 5F-ADB – reported in several inquests since mid-2017 – was found in his system. Hotter-Matehe was described as a happy-go-lucky person and a big friendly giant, and the coroner ruled there was no indication he intended to end his life. Rawinia Matehe said her son began taking synthetic cannabis about four years before his death, and it was “really bad”. supplied Hotter-Matehe started taking synthetic cannabis four years before his death. He stopped...

Coroner in synthetic cannabis death inquiry repeats recommendation for reduction strategy © RNZ / Luke McPake A coroner has repeated recommendations made in an earlier inquiry into synthetic cannabis deaths to develop a harm reduction strategy. The repeated recommendations come from an inquiry into the death of Oliver Dwayne Johnathon Manukau, who died from AMB-FUBINACA - or synthetic cannabis - toxicity in 2018. Manukau also had heart conditions which were found to have contributed to his de...