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42y · Male·unascertained
Richard Vanderhelm, a 42-year-old man with a long history of substance dependence, disappeared on 21–24 May 2009 while undergoing community-based detoxification from methadone, cannabis and benzodiazepines at Somers Cara…
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, benzodiazepines)
A 52-year-old woman with chronic pain, epilepsy, and opioid dependence died from mixed drug toxicity after prescribed methadone, pregabalin, valproic acid, and benzodiazepines. She was admitted to Box Hill Hospital on 12…
57y · Female·Pulmonary thromboembolism
Ann-Maree Manno, 57, died from pulmonary thromboembolism 8 days after laparoscopic gastric band surgery. She had significant risk factors: obesity (BMI 37.9), history of unprovoked DVT in 2007 and 2016, and recent surger…
24y · Female·Undetermined
Monique Irene Clubb, a 24-year-old with opioid addiction following a serious motor vehicle accident, disappeared on 22 June 2013 after obtaining prescriptions for fentanyl patches and diazepam from a medical centre in Be…
51y · Female·Cannot be determined; likely mixed drug (including alcohol) toxicity or undeterm…
Margaret Joy O'Donnell, aged 51, died between 9-15 June 2018. The cause of death could not be determined due to decomposition, but toxicology revealed mixed drug toxicity including fatal levels of methadone and hydromorp…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
Craig Whitall, a 49-year-old on methadone maintenance therapy, drove erratically on the Princes Highway after leaving hospital on Boxing Day 2017, colliding head-on with the Falkholt family vehicle, killing five people. …
42y · Male·acute methadone intoxication
Paul William Lowe, a 42-year-old man with treatment-resistant epilepsy, schizophrenia, and long-standing opioid dependence, died from acute methadone intoxication on 12-13 August 2018. Evidence strongly indicates he inje…
45y · Male·Recurrence of ventricular fibrillation due to Brugada Syndrome
Craig Williams, 45, suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in 2015 due to presumptive Brugada Syndrome. He survived with severe hypoxic brain injury and spent 10 months rehabilitating at Cairns Hospital, where he was…
54y · Male·Unable to be ascertained. Multiple contributing factors identified: arrhythmogen…
54-year-old man with schizophrenia died after acute mental health crisis during police response. Contributing factors included: arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (undetected cardiac condition); combined doxepin and venlafaxi…
29y · Female·Mixed Drug Toxicity
A 29-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity after being found unresponsive at a residential parenting program. She had complex medical conditions including coproporphyria, epilepsy, and opioid use disorder. Critica…
61y · Female·Multiple drug (tapentadol, morphine, diazepam, citalopram) intoxication
Margaret Cahill, a 61-year-old nurse assistant, died from multiple drug intoxication after a GP administered 60mg intramuscular morphine without knowing she had consumed tapentadol 1-2 hours earlier. The coroner identifi…
46y · Female·Accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity (tramadol, amitriptyline, codeine, d…
Michelle Jayne Stocks, aged 46, died from accidental mixed prescription drug toxicity in December 2018. She had complex medical conditions including emphysema, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain, managed by her GP Dr Q. retu…
37y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Sharni Dee Connolly, a 37-year-old registered nurse turned naturopath, died from multiple drug toxicity following a hamstring injury requiring opioid analgesia. She was prescribed excessive quantities of pregabalin (105m…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
Kim Melissa Hall, 36, died from combined baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury sustained during falls while acutely intoxicated. She had severe alcohol dependence treated with off-label baclofen prescribed by her GP. O…
36y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline)
A 36-year-old motor mechanic with chronic pain from a 2014 knee injury died from combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline). His general practitioner, Dr Schneider, prescribed excessive amounts of multi…
54y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
A 54-year-old nurse with chronic pain from a 1990 back injury died from mixed drug toxicity involving morphine, codeine, doxylamine and nitrazepam. She was prescribed multiple CNS depressants for years despite being desi…
44y · Male·intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets) associated with chroni…
Timothy Wellington, a 44-year-old man with longstanding opioid and polysubstance use disorder, died from acute pulmonary hypertension caused by intravenous injection of foreign debris (crushed tablets). He had been presc…
39y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, oxazepam, carbamazepine, levetirace…
A 39-year-old man with epilepsy and opioid dependence died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam), antiepileptics (carbamazepine, levetiracetam), and mirtazapine. He was pre…
51y · Male·acute methadone toxicity
A 51-year-old man died from acute methadone toxicity with a blood level of 2.5 mg/L (within fatal range). He was prescribed methadone tablets by his GP for chronic pain management since at least March 2014. Investigation…
44y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (elevated pregabalin, temazepam, oxazepam, ibuprofen, mel…
Caitlin-Lei Alaya, a 44-year-old woman with fibromyalgia, PTSD, depression and suicidal ideation, died from combined drug toxicity (elevated pregabalin, temazepam, ibuprofen, meloxicam). She survived a suicide attempt on…
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