59 results for “polysubstance addiction”
26y · Male·Drug toxicity (1,4 butanediol, gamma hydroxybutyrate, methylamphetamine, cocaine…
…nces in unregulated drug markets, and the difficulty in preventing deaths when patients with established addiction resume illicit drug use despite treatment. Better access to addiction support services and harm reductio…
37y · Male·Morphine toxicity from accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morp…
…e to accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morphine capsules). He had a long history of polysubstance abuse, encephalitis from age 15, and was enrolled in a methadone program. The death occurred while he …
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
A 44-year-old man with a 24-year history of opioid addiction died from heroin toxicity two days after release from prison on a Community Corrections Order. He had be…
32y · Female·Combined drug (alprazolam and methadone) toxicity
…e limited ability to prevent overdose death when patients supplement prescribed methadone with illicit polysubstance use.
31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin
…emergency services due to drug impairment and fear of police involvement. The case highlights risks of polysubstance abuse involving benzodiazepines, opioids, and stimulants, and the importance of substance use disorder…
33y · Female·heroin toxicity
Yvette Havet, a 33-year-old woman recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, died of heroin toxicity in May 2007. The coroner found that her fiancé administered the lethal injectio…
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs causing central nervous system depression…
Paul Fennessy, a 21-year-old with polysubstance addiction and mental health issues, died from positional asphyxia following a drug overdose on 6 Janua…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
…on drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, and was under psychiatric care. After a relationship conflict o…
43y · Male·methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity
…n home detention bail. He had a complex psychiatric history including depression, psychosis, PTSD, and polysubstance use disorder, with previous suicide attempts and admissions. He was engaged with mental health and add…
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs taken by him, which caused central nervou…
…and respiratory depression with positional asphyxia on 6 January 2010. He had a decade-long history of polysubstance abuse, doctor shopping across multiple general practices and pharmacies. On the day he died, he was br…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
…sorder, treated with benzodiazepines and antidepressants by multiple clinicians. Despite psychiatric and addiction medicine assessment recommending specialist management, he continued polysubstance use and self-medicati…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
…Key clinical lesson: baclofen toxicity can cause profound CNS depression and seizures, particularly in polysubstance users with psychiatric comorbidity. Prescribing large quantities to vulnerable patients requires caref…
35y · Male·heroin toxicity
… Thomas White, 35, died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a 13-year history of polysubstance abuse including heroin, amphetamines, and methamphetamine. Three days before death, he contacted Drug …
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Rajesh Pala, a 34-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic depression, died from mixed drug toxicity…
34y · Male·mixed drug overdose (heroin, methadone, codeine, diazepam, nitrazepam, oxazepam …
…usness on discharge after 7-hour observation, he was released without adequate psychiatric assessment or addiction management. He died the following day from mixed drug overdose. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) h…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, benzodiazepine and others)
…oader systemic issues in drug harm reduction and the critical importance of integrated mental health and addiction services.
26y · Male·Gunshot wound to head
Wayne Joannou, 26, died from a gunshot wound to the head on 18 February 2005 when the Special Operations Group attempted his arrest. He was a known violent offender with a 10-year criminal history and substance abuse iss…
27y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 27-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, and borderline personality disorder died from mixed drug…
34y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse, high alcohol intake, and a recent suicide attempt died by hanging six weeks after being admitte…
40y · Female·acute right-sided congestive heart failure (cor pulmonale) resulting from intrav…
…e) caused by intravenous injection of crushed alprazolam tablets. She had a long history of opioid and polysubstance abuse, with recent escalation involving heroin, amphetamine, and oxycodone. She was enrolled in Tasman…
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