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Death of Port Coquitlam teenager was caused by cocaine and MDMA; coroner’s report concludes hydromorphone likely not a factor

Port Coquitlam teenager Kamilah Sword died in August 2022 from a cardiac arrhythmia following cocaine and MDMA use, according to the coroner’s report. She was 14. Sword first reported using methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as ecstasy or MDMA, in December 2020. Sword was hospitalized four times in 2021, including for issues related to substance use toxicity. […]

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