November, half naked and surrounded by drug paraphernalia, died of a heart attack linked to a history of medical problems and drug abuse, a Coroner ruled yesterday.

Mr. Clyde Raymond Rogers was last seen alive on November 23, 1991, by Mr.

Beresford Hillgrove Lewis who helped him up to his third floor apartment, investigating officers said.

Mr. Rogers, who was a diabetic, complained of not feeling well hours after Mr.

Lewis bought him a bottle of black rum on Court Street.

Mr. Lewis, according to a Police statement, said Mr. Rogers was awake and fully dressed, with the exception of his coat and shoes, when he left his apartment after midnight.

Mr. Rogers was found by a neighbour, Mr. Eric Outerbridge, on November 25.

Police who attended the scene found Mr. Rogers naked from the waist down and drug equipment, including a homemade pipe with traces of cocaine and two brown paper twists. His clothes were missing from the apartment.

Subsequent medical reports showed that there were traces of cocaine in Mr.

Rogers' body and his arteries were severely blocked.

King Edward VII Memorial Hospital consultant pathologist Dr. John Winwick noted that an autopsy report described Mr. Rogers as a "thin man who appeared much older than his years''.

He also noted that Mr. Rogers suffered from chronic pancreatitis which is usually caused by "overindulgence in alcohol''.

He concluded that Mr. Rogers died as a result of a heart attack induced by cocaine, with diabetes and alcoholism contributing factors.

The deceased's family several times asked questions and expressed concern about the state in which Mr. Rogers was found.

Coroner the Wor. Cheryl Ann Mapp said she understood the family's concerns, but the inquest was just to determine the cause of Mr. Rogers' death.

Offering her condolences to the family, Mrs. Mapp said the autopsy results found no connection between the lost clothing and Mr. Rogers' death which was investigated by Police.

But she said the missing clothing and other items could be noted and a further inquiry could be conducted.