415 results for “drug abuse”
26y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia
Daniel James Hall, aged 26, died on 31 July 2010 from multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia after consuming approximately 10-12 OxyContin tablets over 24 hours, vastly e…
36y · Male·Multiple injuries following a motor vehicle crash; major head trauma with injury…
…phetamine, alprazolam and methadone. The coroner found his loss of vehicle control directly attributable to drug consumption. Hickman had been arrested the preceding day for suspected driving under the influence and bail…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) in a morbidly …
Shane Jarrett, a 29-year-old with schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, clozapine, zuclopenthixol, diazepam) complicated by morbid…
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
…om inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and butane) recorded by Prison Health Services during his August 2011 custody, but thi…
41y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a fall from height from the Tasman Br…
A 41-year-old man with a long history of alcohol and illicit drug abuse, poor mental health with suicidal ideation, and a history of Mental Health Act orders died by jumping…
46y · Male·Ethanol (alcohol) and prescription drug toxicity
…hronic 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 three bottles of whiskey da…
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…ri, a 32-year-old man with a complex history of criminal behaviour, mental health disorders, polysubstance abuse, and multiple psychiatric admissions, died by suicide on 6 March 2019 via self-inflicted gunshot wound usi…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, methadone, diazepam and risperidone)
…lla Ellen Dooley, a 34-year-old woman with chronic mental illness and substance dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving ethanol, methadone, diazepam, and risperidone at a supported housing facility. She was f…
53y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage
…e following a fall or head strike on 16 April 2007. He had opiate dependence and was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident. He fell or stumbled, sustaining facial injuries consistent with head trauma. …
20y · Male·pulmonary oedema due to acute on chronic heart failure resulting from dothiepin …
…ey clinical failures included: absence of dual diagnosis approach to comorbid mental illness and substance abuse; inadequate psychiatric follow-up after the therapeutic relationship broke down; failure to review or redu…
42y · Male·Complications post polypharmacy toxicity
Gregory Sedgman, aged 42, died from polypharmacy toxicity after consuming excessive prescription medications at a post-sentence supervision residential facility. He had deliberately accumulated medications despite a seiz…
30y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging
…n with long-standing mental illness (psychosis, depression, antisocial personality disorder) and substance abuse, died by hanging four days after presenting to a psychiatric emergency centre with self-inflicted wrist la…
0y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …
…nts' care despite these suspicious injuries, expert child protection concerns about maternal attachment and drug use indicators, and evidence of ongoing harm. DCJ transferred his case to a lower-risk team and eventually …
38y · Male·Exsanguination due to penetration of arm veins
…eins. Brennan had a long-standing history of paranoid schizophrenia with fixed delusions and polysubstance abuse. In the months before death, he became non-compliant with psychiatric medication despite treatment from pr…
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
…ce died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement with alcohol and drug services, counselling, and family support, he was unable to overcome his addiction. He consumed approximate…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injury
…ober. Critical opportunities to remove BJay from his parents' care were missed despite clear indicators of abuse and family violence affecting Ms Atkin's protective capacity.
4y · Female·closed head injury with contributing extensive subcutaneous and intramuscular ha…
… systemic non-compliance with the Children's Protection Act (particularly section 20(2) regarding mandatory drug assessments), failure to utilise available protective tools (family care meetings, investigation and assess…
9y · Male·Traumatic head injury with diffuse cerebral swelling and subdural haemorrhage ca…
…s. Teachers reported repeated facial bruising with implausible explanations; a mother repeatedly warned of abuse; child protection workers closed cases prematurely without verifying information or obtaining requested re…
29y · Female·Cocaine toxicity
…in the context of a relationship characterised by family violence perpetrated by Dr S., including physical abuse, emotional abuse, coercive control, and an allegation of non-consensual cocaine injection. The coroner ref…
47y · Male·combined acute effects of multiple drugs in obese man with enlarged heart and ar…
…, substance use disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, died from combined acute effects of multiple drugs (methylamphetamine, quetiapine, propranolol) in the context of obesity, hypertension, and cardiomegaly. He…
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