A Coroner voiced his horror that a deadly drug known as "Liquid Ecstasy" is so readily available in the Bradford district.

The drug, GHB or gamma hydroxybutyric acid, is colourless, odourless and looks like water, a Bradford inquest heard.

But a couple of sips can cause hyperactivity, slowed breathing, and lead to unconsciousness.

Coroner Roger Whittaker said the drug was more dangerous than Ecstasy, and users were "dicing with death."

A report by principal analyst, Richard Sykes, warned that people did not realise how dangerous the drug is.

Mr Whittaker recorded an accident verdict on 32-year-old Daniel Kellett, who died after taking GHB at a friend's house in Keighley, last November. Mr Kellett of Victoria Road, Haworth, took the drug after a drinking session with a friend.

Mr Whitaker recorded a verdict of accidental death.

The Coroner was told that Mr Kellett, who died in November at a friend's house in Mill Hey, Haworth, had drunk the equivalent of eight pints of beer. He died from the toxic effects of alcohol and GHB.

His friend, Jason Holdsworth, said he went to a pub with him that evening and had a couple of drinks before they both returned.

While there, he saw him drink something in a glass and grabbed it from him.

He described how Mr Kellett - who was said to have a drink problem - became "hyper" and started banging on walls.

Mr Holdsworth found him on a bed but could not wake him. An ambulance was called and attempts were made to revive him. He was taken to the Airedale General Hospital, Steeton, but he died.

Mr Holdsworth told the hearing that he knew Mr Kellett had previously taken the drug and tried to get him off it.

The Coroner said: "It horrifies me that this particular drug is so readily available when it is so highly potentially-dangerous."

West Yorkshire Police said GHB was not a controlled drug but was controlled under the Medicines Act.

Debbie Allen, ot the Bridge Project in Bradford, said: "It is not a drug we see often."