533 results for “methamphetamine use”
38y · Female·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with methamphetamine us…
A 38-year-old woman with chronic methamphetamine and cannabis abuse died from cardiac arrest at home. She had pre-existing severe ischaemic and valvul…
30y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in the setting of a stabbing
Shane Ronald Dennis Brown, a 30-year-old man with a long history of methamphetamine use, died on 20 April 2021 following a physical altercation at a residential address in Melton, Victo…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxication. In t…
51y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of methylamphetamine use
A 51-year-old man died from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by acute methamphetamine use. He injected ice with a friend, then was found unresponsive and deceased approximately 6-8 hours …
26y · Male·Injuries sustained in a fall from height
…l. The toxicology examination revealed high levels of methylamphetamine (5.7 mg/L), consistent with chronic use. The coroner found that while methamphetamine may have affected his decision-making and adrenaline levels, …
36y · Male·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methamphetamine
A 36-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and methamphetamine. He was recently released on parole and …
37y · Male·Carbon monoxide poisoning
…on, a 37-year-old man, died from carbon monoxide poisoning by exhaust inhalation. He had a history of methamphetamine use, depression with suicidal ideation, and was a perpetrator of family violence. Despite receiving m…
36y · Male·Multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest from inj…
… from multiple organ failure and hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest after self-injecting methamphetamine. The substance was supplied by Hannah Weate and contained methamphetamine, amphetamine and cutting ag…
21y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine t…
A 21-year-old man died from hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine toxicity. He injected the drug at home and collapsed; despite immediate CPR by his un…
27y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamin…
A 27-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamine toxicity. He en…
32y · Male·Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to rupture of basilar artery aneurysm
…tal health reasons. He had recently been admitted following suicidal ideation and tested positive for methamphetamine, cannabis, and benzodiazepines. His mental state had improved significantly in his final days. The co…
45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…
…ardiac arrhythmia during a family altercation whilst being physically restrained. He had pre-existing methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy, hypertensive heart disease, and chronic emphysematous lung disease. The ph…
22y · Female·cardiac arrest of uncertain cause noting the existence of drug toxicity; the dru…
Faithe Baxter, aged 22, died from cardiac arrest due to methamphetamine toxicity after using multiple drugs including methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, opioids and nitrous o…
18y · Male·Effects of fire (accidental)
…urns sustained in a bedroom fire on 14 March 2012. The coroner found the fire was accidental, most likely caused by a carelessly discarded or improperly extinguished cigarette on the bed while Daniel was smoking. Despit…
46y · Male·Acute purulent pericarditis as a consequence of an infected injection, in the co…
A 46-year-old man with schizophrenia and long-standing methamphetamine use died of acute purulent pericarditis secondary to a self-administered infected injection. He was s…
44y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity
Andrew Dawson, aged 44, died from methamphetamine toxicity on 11 December 2021 at his home in Leith, Tasmania. He had a history of depression, anxiety,…
33y · Female·hanging
… hanging at her home while subject to home detention and bail conditions. She had a 5-year history of methamphetamine addiction, previous suicide attempts (2007/2008 and December 2016), and was under stress from child c…
48y · Male·unascertained
…48, disappeared from Mallacoota, Victoria in April 2018 and is presumed deceased. He had a history of methamphetamine use with associated paranoia and thought disorder, requiring psychiatric admission in March 2018. Des…
26y · Male·Self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head
…his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint from a women's refuge. Walsh had a history of violent offences, crystal methamphetamine use, and explicit statements of intent to kill himself rather than face prison. Police conducted a 'C…
51y · Female·blunt force head injuries, stab wounds of the right neck and gagging
…and gagging following a violent assault at a residential unit in Tasmania. Ms Meades had a history of methamphetamine and marijuana addiction and was receiving treatment including Suboxone. She visited a unit to purchas…
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