31 results for “tramadol addiction”
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
A 29-year-old man with a history of heroin and methamphetamine addiction died from mixed drug toxicity. He had suffered a work-related back injury leading to opioid dependence, …
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin)
…a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died from combined drug toxicity involving clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, and pregabalin. Following a motor vehicle collision in 2020, he developed opioid addiction and engaged i…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
Christopher Neil Adams, 31, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine, diazepam) combined with advanced coronary atherosclerotic disease. He had a documented hist…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
…hip conflict on 10-11 January 2015, he consumed large quantities of alcohol and prescription medications (tramadol, endone, diazepam, and others). Clinically, this case highlights the challenges managing young adults wit…
44y · Female·Unascertained
…Line, which would have revealed her history of drug-seeking behaviour and existing ORT prescriptions. An Addiction Medicine Unit had recently advised against opioid prescribing. Clinical lessons: GPs must contact DPR be…
29y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, lorazep…
…ear-old man with class III obesity died from combined drug toxicity involving pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, and lorazepam. He engaged in prescription medication abuse over 12 months, consulting approxi…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…partner Daniel Eckersley on 7 July 2018 in Cranbourne North, Victoria. Eckersley was prescribed high-dose tramadol (700-800mg daily) for chronic pain over 22 months by his GP without documented substance abuse assessment…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
…cally visited 30 different doctors and 15 pharmacies, obtaining 1,705 doses of oxycodone and 340 doses of tramadol through 'doctor shopping'—behaviour undetected by her treating psychiatrist, general practitioner, or AHP…
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
…ertension requiring multiple neurosurgeries and was prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines. He developed addiction to these medications, engaged in 'doctor shopping' across multiple practices, and robbed pharmacies to o…
33y · Male·toxic effects of oxycodone
…nths (5-30mg daily), despite a prior rejection of a pethidine application for the same indication due to addiction and adverse effect risks. The prescriber did not recognize opioid dependence development or exercise app…
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…
0y · Female·Kobi: head injuries; Henry: multiple injuries
A nine-month-old infant and her 38-year-old father died in a homicide-suicide at the Whispering Wall dam in South Australia. The father deliberately jumped 36 metres while carrying his daughter in an infant harness. The …
23y · Male·multidrug overdose including tramadol and methadone
…ance abuse, absconded from a mental health rehabilitation unit and died from multidrug overdose involving tramadol and methadone (not prescribed to him). The methadone was likely diverted from a community acquaintance di…
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 January 2010. He …
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
…a's real-time prescription monitoring system) before prescribing monitored medications, perpetuating his addiction cycle. His regular treating team appropriately coordinated care with Webster packs and SafeScript checks…
44y · Female·Intoxication by the combined effects of tramadol, methadone, diazepam, codeine, …
…ophrenia, anxiety, and depression who was opioid-dependent, died from intoxication by combined effects of tramadol, methadone, diazepam, codeine, alprazolam, risperidone, doxepin, and metoclopramide. She obtained prescri…
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…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
…tion; and post-mortem toxicology revealed he consumed substantially more amphetamine, benzodiazepine, and tramadol than prescribed, impairing his driving. A critical procedural failure occurred: a police officer's memora…
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…
41y · Male·unknown
Dean Anthony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions bet…
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