Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh died after inhaling a gas used to treat his chronic neck pain following a horror car smash.
A doctor's report published today found the 41-year-old Scots-born singer died from sniffing chloroethane.
The gas, commonly known as ethyl chloride, is used as a pain-killing spray for minor sports injuries but is used by drug users and can produce a sense of euphoria if inhaled.