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20 results for zopiclone toxicity

VIChome2011-03-21

Finding into death of Nicole Lee McCarroll

37y · Female·Drowning

…found submerged in a bathtub with a brick tied around her neck. Toxicological analysis revealed elevated zopiclone levels. The coroner found she died by drowning with zopiclone toxicity and psychiatric illness as contri…

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VIChome2024-10-09

Finding into death of D M

43y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbama…

…chizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic suicidality died from combined drug toxicity involving eight medications (tapentadol, sertraline, gabapentin, periciazine, carbamazepine, diazepam, zo…

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VIChome2019-06-12

Finding into death of MKT

38y · Male·Toxicity to heroin

A 38-year-old man with a 24-year history of heroin addiction died from heroin toxicity shortly after release from prison. He had recently completed a 3-month custodial sentence and was release…

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TAShome2021-10-08

Coroner's Finding: Reaks, Karen Tracey

49y · Female·combined prescription drug intoxication (zopiclone, amitriptyline, periciazine)

Karen Tracey Reaks, aged 49, died from combined prescription drug intoxication involving zopiclone, amitriptyline, and periciazine, with systemic lupus erythematosus as a contributing factor. She ingeste…

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VICmental health2013-06-21

Finding into death of Heather Jane Kinder

59y · Female·Toxicity to quetiapine

… Following ECT treatment, she absconded from an unlocked ward on 20 January 2011 and died from quetiapine toxicity at a hotel. The coroner found the clinical treatment was reasonable and appropriate, and her absconding w…

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VICmental health2025-12-11

Finding into death of Tania Louise De Jong

48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…

A 48-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder died from mixed drug toxicity while on voluntary inpatient psychiatric admission. She had undisclosed significant illicit drug use, whi…

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VIChospital2025-11-10

Finding into death of Jason Hosier

39y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine, zopiclone)

…ason Hosier, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health and substance use history, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from Sunshine Hospital. He was subject to an inpatient temporary treatment order and …

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ACThome2019-06-04

Inquest into the death of Lauren Maree Johnstone

48y · Female·Combined toxic effect of prescription and non-prescription medications including…

…ffects of prescription and non-prescription sedative medications including oxycodone, tramadol, codeine, zopiclone, doxylamine and fluoxetine. She had undergone multiple surgeries in December 2014–January 2015, during w…

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VIChospital2021-08-16

Finding into death of David John Main

54y · Male·Toxic leukoencephalopathy (of uncertain aetiology)

David Main, 54, died from toxic leukoencephalopathy of uncertain aetiology following a ketamine-assisted oxycodone detoxification at Beleura Private Hospital. He had chronic pain from multiple injuries and opioid depende…

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VIChome2023-02-01

Finding into death of J R

45y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

Dr JR, a 45-year-old anaesthetist, died from mixed drug toxicity after self-administering intravenous propofol and alfentanil at home. He had access to anaesthetic agents…

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NSWhospital2019-11-21

Inquest into the death of Ross MARTIN

56y · Male·acute pentobarbitone toxicity

…ss Martin, a 56-year-old man with a long history of depression, died from acute pentobarbitone (Nembutal) toxicity obtained online, combined with toxic levels of zopiclone, less than two weeks after premature discharge f…

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VICcommunity2019-02-25

Finding into death of DH

40y · Female·Clozapine toxicity in a woman with cardiomegaly

A 40-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, alcoholism and undiagnosed cardiomegaly died from clozapine toxicity after obtaining the drug from a co-resident at a Peer Recovery Community. She was not prescribed clozapin…

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VIChome2016-04-22

Finding into death of Kelly Elizabeth Hall

43y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including methadone

43-year-old woman with long-standing opioid and benzodiazepine dependence died from mixed drug toxicity including methadone, amitriptyline, pregabalin, duloxetine, diazepam and paracetamol. Two GPs prescribed …

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VIChome2021-02-24

Finding into death of AAC

29y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, lorazep…

A 29-year-old man with class III obesity died from combined drug toxicity involving pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, and lorazepam. He engaged in prescription medi…

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WAhome2019-05-10

Inquest into the Death of Matthew Neil Hardy TONKIN

24y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity

…ith post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain who died from bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity. He engaged in prescription shopping across multiple doctors and pharmacies, obtaining oxycodone and benz…

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VIChospital2017-12-11

Finding into death of Karen Ann Moore

49y · Female·Bronchopneumonia, hypoxic brain injury, and combined drug toxicity (oxycodone an…

Karen Moore, aged 49, died from bronchopneumonia following hypoxic brain injury caused by combined drug toxicity (oxycodone and diazepam). She was found unconscious at home after an overdose and did not regain consciou…

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VIChome2022-01-10

Finding into death of Deborah Marie Holtkamp

52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity

Deborah Marie Holtkamp, 52, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2018 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She had a long history of depression, childhood ab…

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VICmental health2016-05-13

Finding into death of Shaun Luke Beagley

33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

Shaun Beagley, aged 33, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methylamphetamine, benzodiazepines) while on overnight leave from E-PARCS psychiatric residentia…

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QLDhome2018-05-21

House, William John; White, Vanessa Joan; Smith, Jodie Anne and Milne, Daniel Keith

Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…

Four adults died from opioid overdoses (fentanyl and oxycodone) in Queensland between 2012–2014. All obtained prescriptions from multiple doctors ('doctor shopping') without effective detection. Systemic failures include…

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VIChospital2021-03-19

Finding into death of BT

25y · Male·Multiple system failure and ingestion of sodium nitrite

BT, a 25-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and long-standing depression, died from intentional sodium nitrite ingestion while an inpatient in the Behavioural Assessment Unit at Royal Melbourne Hospital. He pre…

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