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A woman died after taking a legal high at a wake to mourn the death of her friend - who had been killed by the same party drug.
Carl Fearon, 24, was found dead on a sofa after taking the legal high GBL - sold as an alloy wheel cleaner.
Just hours later his friend Lynette Nock, 28, staged a “impromptu wake” at her home, but she lost consciousness after taking the same drug and died after being rushed to hospital.
A Birmingham inquest heard the friends were part of a group of “ravers" who used recreational drugs including horse tranquilizer Ketamine and Mephedrone, widely known as M-CAT, at weekends.
Louise Hunt, senior coroner, issued a grave warning to people prepared to take legal highs - which have been described as a “coma in a bottle”.
She said: “This case highlights the very extreme risks that people take when using legal highs, particularly in combination with alcohol.
