196 results for “alcohol_use_disorder”
47y · Male·Multidrug toxicity (ethanol, quetiapine, baclofen, benzodiazepines)
Stuart Noble, 47, died from multidrug toxicity involving baclofen, quetiapine, benzodiazepines, and ethanol in an intentional overdose. He was prescribed baclofen off-label by his GP for alcohol use disorder despite it l…
44y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
Samuel Patrick Burke Drummond, aged 44, died from acute alcohol intoxication with blood alcohol level of 0.572g/100ml (above the lethal threshold of 0.4g/100ml), combined with methylamphetamine use. He had a longstanding…
35y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and intoxication
A 35-year-old man with severe alcohol use disorder died from positional asphyxiation while intoxicated. With a blood alcohol level of 0.293 g/100mL, he fell near stairs outside a neighbour's unit, landing with his head a…
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality disorder, depression, and multiple suicide attempts. Baclo…
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JBV died following complications of alcohol use disorder and related medical conditions. The case highlights the importance of comprehensive assessment and appropriate management of patients with substance use disorders …
35y · Male·unknown
Michael John Holmes, aged 35, disappeared from his boarding house in Hobart on 26 July 1988 and was not reported missing until 28 October 1988. He had a significant psychiatric history including multiple suicide attempts…
43y · Male·Unascertained
Christopher Dabadie, a 43-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder and seizures, was found dead at home on 1 December 2021, two days after two presentations to hospital where he was intoxicated and self-discha…
33y · Male·Exposure to the elements whilst in a mentally unstable state; manner of death Op…
Anthony Johnstone, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man, disappeared in late October 1996 from Wyndham, Western Australia, while in an acutely unstable mental state associated with chronic alcohol use disorder, withdrawal sympto…
55y · Male·carbon monoxide toxicity
A 55-year-old man with longstanding depression and alcohol use disorder died from carbon monoxide toxicity after deliberately inhaling motor vehicle exhaust in a remote forest location. He had posted a suicide note to Pa…
71y · Male·strychnine toxicity
Douglas Thrift, 71, died from strychnine toxicity on 1 December 2018 at his home in Denman NSW. He had a long history of depression and alcohol use disorder with two prior suicide attempts (1984, 2009). On the day of his…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
Peter Sarafino, 24, was struck by a vehicle while lying on the roadway in Dandenong, Victoria. He was significantly intoxicated with blood alcohol levels of 0.32 g/100mL. Hospital records documented severe alcohol abuse …
46y · Male·Ethanol (alcohol) and prescription drug toxicity
A 46-year-old man with chronic alcohol addiction and a history of epilepsy and insomnia died from combined ethanol and prescription drug toxicity. In the three weeks before death, his alcohol consumption escalated to thr…
34y · Male·Multiple Blunt Force Injuries
Dennis Ellis, 34, died from multiple blunt force injuries when his vehicle collided with a tree at high speed near Yass, NSW. He was significantly intoxicated (BAC 0.173g/100mL, causing 'very significant' driving impairm…
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
KL, a 62-year-old journalist with a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) in June 2020 following suicidal ideation. Af…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the chest during a police operation
Corey Selby, aged 48, died from a gunshot wound to the chest on 19 January 2023 outside Tenterfield Police Station after deliberately provoking police to shoot him. He had a complex mental health presentation comprising …
51y · Male·combined effect of gunshot injuries to the chest and abdomen
Stephen Hodge, a 51-year-old postal worker with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was shot by police after advancing on them with a large kitchen knife. He had consumed substantial alcohol and p…
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
Luke Gilbert, 24-year-old male, died from gunshot wounds after approaching two police officers in Airlie Beach's Safe Night Precinct while carrying an illegal Category M folding knife and heavily intoxicated. He produced…
45y · Male·gunshot wound to the neck
Matthew Rosewarne, a 45-year-old man with chronic alcohol use disorder and recent relationship breakdown, was found dead in his shed with a gunshot wound to the neck. Although initially investigated as suicide, the coron…
36y · Female·Hanging
A 36-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder and alcohol use disorder died by hanging approximately one month after discharge from St Vincent's Hospital. She had been admitted involuntarily following threats …
50y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest
Mark Sheppard, aged 50, died from gunshot wounds sustained during a police response to a hoax emergency call at a caravan park. He had terminal end-stage COPD with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and was using home oxygen…
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