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A man was found dead on his bedroom floor by a friend, after spending the night taking drugs and drinking alcohol, an inquest has heard.

Technology is to be introduced by a coroner which will be able to establish cause of death without dissecting the body. A leading coroner said families who have recently lost a loved one in Bolton, Salford, Wigan will soon benefit from 'digital autopsies', which not only minimise emotional distress, but also accelerate the post-mortem process.

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterAn inquest has opened into the death of a man from Bolton.Dean Worthington, 40, was found collapsed at a friend's house on November 12 last year, police coroner's officer Julieann Hyde told Bolton Coroner's Court.Emergency services attended at the home in Beech Avenue but Mr Worthington, of no fixed abode, was pronounced dead at 5.16pm.Ms Hyde said: "He is known to have taken a number of prescription tablets and had smoked heroin the night before."Following a post mortem, pathologist Dr Patrick Waugh recorded a provisional cause of death as combined drug toxicity.Ms Hyde confirmed that there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances