A well-known Isle of Wight man with a “long history of drug misuse” died after taking a mix of illicit and prescribed substances with alcohol, an inquest found.

Todd James Creighton, 41, of Furrlongs in Newport, was found dead at his home on March 15 last year.

A section 9C written inquest was recently completed at the IW Coroner’s Court.

According to Mr Creighton’s Record of Inquest, he was discovered after concerns were raised with the police about his welfare.

The IW Coroner’s Court, based at Seaclose Offices in Newport (Image: IWCP)

Officers attended his address, where he was found dead in his bedroom, and investigations found no suspicious circumstances.

A post-mortem examination found he had suffered hypoxic brain injury and severe respiratory depression, caused by the combined use of alcohol, pregabalin, diazepam, nordazepam, codeine, methadone and heroin.

Mr Creighton, who was born in Newport, had a “long history of chronic drug use” and had previously engaged with drug treatment services but had disengaged, and his substance use had worsened in the months leading to his death.

The Record of Inquest noted this deterioration came alongside several committed criminal offences.

Coroner Caroline Sumeray determined that Mr Creighton died “as a consequence of the consumption of illicit and prescribed drugs together with alcohol.”