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42y · Male·MIXED DRUG TOXICITY
James Komninakis, a 42-year-old man with a long history of illicit drug use since adolescence, died from mixed drug toxicity on 12 January 2020. Post-mortem toxicology revealed heroin metabolites (6-monoacetylmorphine), …
46y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, alcohol, diazepam)
A 46-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity after intentionally using heroin with an acquaintance on 15 October 2017. The coroner found that the deceased willingly used heroin (combined with alcohol and diazepam alre…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
FDS, a 34-year-old male recently released from prison, died from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin in a public toilet. He had a long-standing complex drug history and relapsed shortly after release despite parol…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
Kurt Mellick Andriske, 52, died from septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri pneumonia, with drug toxicity as a contributing factor. He was a complex patient with bipolar disorder, chronic pain, hepatitis B and C, an…
38y · Male·Toxicity to heroin
A 38-year-old man with a 24-year history of heroin addiction died from heroin toxicity shortly after release from prison. He had recently completed a 3-month custodial sentence and was released on 22 June 2018, dying on …
44y · Female·Heroin toxicity
Sandra Michelle Liddy, aged 44, died from heroin toxicity while on unescorted day leave from an involuntary mental health admission. She had a 25-year psychiatric history with paranoid schizophrenia and polysubstance use…
36y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Skye Turner, a 36-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity after being discharged from Maroondah Hospital on 8 March 2017. She had been admitted with o…
29y · Male·mixed drug toxicity including heroin
Troy Daniel Saint, a 29-year-old man with amphetamine and opioid dependence, died of mixed drug toxicity including heroin while admitted to The Melbourne Clinic for voluntary detoxification. Critical failures occurred: (…
30y · Male·Heroin toxicity
David D'Angelo, a 30-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and polysubstance dependence, was admitted to The Alfred Psychiatric Unit involuntarily on 24 March 2010 for psychotic relapse. His symptoms improved rapidl…
24y · Female·unascertained
Karina Bell, 24, was found dead in an alleyway in October 2011. The medical cause of death remained unascertained despite full autopsy, toxicology, and investigation. Post-mortem findings showed minor traumatic injuries …
37y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone and diazepam) in a man with coronary arte…
Michael Gledhill, 37, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, and diazepam, complicated by pre-existing coronary artery disease. He was enrolled in a methadone maintenance program but continued illicit…
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