Speaking to North West Tonight in March, Mr Durose’s mother Amy said her son had been prescribed diazepam for a chronic condition called hypermobility, which can cause pain and stiffness in joints and muscles.
She said she believed that after her son’s doctor cancelled his prescription, he had tried to buy the drug himself on the black market as he “struggled to sleep with his pain in his legs”.
“He didn’t see the dangers in asking somebody other than his doctor for it,” she said.
She added that her son had “wanted his independence” and had only moved out of the family home in Denton a couple of weeks before he died.
Det Supt Joe Harrop said while the investigation was linked to the drugs found in Mr Durose’s flat, it also formed part of a wider crackdown on the synthetic opioids.
“I want to reassure people that tackling drug supply continues to be incredibly important for us, and doesn’t stop at the Greater Manchester borders,” he said.
