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Jade Pemberton died after she and her friend swallowed around 60 pills between them, it is believed.
A 15-year-old girl died after taking prescription drugs she found 'just for fun', an inquest heard.
Jade Pemberton was found dead by her father at their family home on November 13, 2012, the day after taking the drugs with a friend.
An inquest heard that they may have swallowed 60 pills between them - and a pathologist discovered the schoolgirl had lethal levels of a painkiller and an anti-depressant in her system.
Blackpool Coroners Court was told that the drugs had been taken from a makeup bag in her friend's mother's bedroom.
The hearing was attended by Jade's parents David and Tracy as well as her sisters and grandparents.
Coroner Alan Wilson told Jade's family, of South Shore, Lancs: "Perhaps this serves as a reminder to adults to take particular care as to where they are storing medication and what may happen if young people have the opportunity to gain access to it."
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The hearing heard how Jade had been out with another teenage girl on the evening on November 12.
She returned home to her father's later that night and went to sleep on the sofa - but her father found her unresponsive the next morning.
The friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, later told police she and Jade had taken a number of tablets, which her mother had been prescribed for back pain.
These were taken from a make-up bag which had been open in the friends mother's bedroom.
The mother said: "I was totally shocked by what happened.
"I never thought anything of [where I kept the medication], now they're locked away."
It was estimated the friend took around 20 of the tablets while Jade took about 40. Around 60 to 80 tablets were later found to be missing.
The friend was taken to hospital to be checked by medics but was later discharged.
The mother told the coroner all her children knew where these were kept as she would ask them to get them for her when needed, but added she now kept them locked away following the circumstances Jade's tragic death.
The inquest was told that Jade also visited a house during the day on November 12 while her friend waited around a corner, returning with what she described as "happy pills".
Jade Pemberton died after she and her friend swallowed around 60 pills between them, it is believedA 15-year-old girl died after taking prescription drugs she found 'just for fun', an inquest heard.
Jade Pemberton was found dead by her father at their family home on November 13, 2012, the day after taking the drugs with a friend.
An inquest heard that they may have swallowed 60 pills between them - and a pathologist discovered the schoolgirl had lethal levels of a painkiller and an anti-depressant in her system.
Blackpool Coroners Court was told that the drugs had been taken from a makeup bag in her friend's mother's bedroom.
The hearing was attended by Jade's parents David and Tracy as well as her sisters and grandparents.
Coroner Alan Wilson told Jade's family, of South Shore, Lancs: "Perhaps this serves as a reminder to adults to take particular care as to where they are storing medication and what may happen if young people have the opportunity to gain access to it."
The hearing heard how Jade had been out with another teenage girl on the evening on November 12.
She returned home to her father's later that night and went to sleep on the sofa - but her father found her unresponsive the next morning.
The friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons, later told police she and Jade had taken a number of tablets, which her mother had been prescribed for back pain.
These were taken from a make-up bag which had been open in the friends mother's bedroom.
The mother said: "I was totally shocked by what happened.
"I never thought anything of [where I kept the medication], now they're locked away."
It was estimated the friend took around 20 of the tablets while Jade took about 40. Around 60 to 80 tablets were later found to be missing.
The friend was taken to hospital to be checked by medics but was later discharged.
The mother told the coroner all her children knew where these were kept as she would ask them to get them for her when needed, but added she now kept them locked away following the circumstances Jade's tragic death.
The inquest was told that Jade also visited a house during the day on November 12 while her friend waited around a corner, returning with what she described as "happy pills".
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In a statement given to police, the teenage friend said they were "knocking them back" and taking them "just for fun" but didn't think they had taken so much they were going to die.As the girls waited for a bus the friend said Jade tried to run in front of a vehicle but she pulled her back.Then during the bus journey around the resort the friend said Jade fell asleep and when she awoke she was "pale" with "blue lips".
Another teenage friend, who had been in contact with Jade that evening via text, told the hearing the 15-year-old had told her she had "taken an overdose" and felt as if she might "pass out".
Coroner Wilson was told Jade had previously visited her GP and been referred to the children and adult mental health service after admitting to self-harming and feeling angry at times.
But the coroner ruled on Wednesday Jade's death was not suicide.
He said: "Jade voluntarily ingested a large quantity of medication. A toxicology report found the combined effect proved fatal."
He added: "Jade intended to take the tablets but she did not intend to die as a result of that."
The coroner delivered a verdict of misadventure, reassuring Jade's family that her death would have been painless.
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