368 results for “substance use disorder history”
21y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
A 21-year-old man with longstanding schizoaffective disorder, substance dependence and anti-social personality disorder died by hanging following absconding from hosp…
44y · Male·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
A 44-year-old man with a 42-year history of intimate partner violence died by hanging. He had recently separated from his wife and was enrolled in…
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
Mrs Edwards, a 32-year-old woman with severe depression and psychiatric history, was found dead in bed. Autopsy revealed opiate toxicity with high levels of morphine and codeine. Toxico…
42y · Male·incised wound to the neck
Wesley Robert Jennings, a 42-year-old male with long-standing depression, anxiety, hepatitis C and substance use history, died by suicide by incised neck wound whilst on remand in prison. The coroner found no demo…
43y · Male·Hanging
GS, a 43-year-old man with complex mental health history (depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, substance use), died by hanging in Goulburn Correc…
44y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia complicating multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, be…
Meaghan Gardner, a 44-year-old woman with a history of respiratory problems, pneumonia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, died from acute bronchopneumonia …
35y · Male·The available evidence does not allow for any finding to be made as to the cause…
A 35-year-old male with extensive mental health history died by intentional self-inflicted means on 13 September 2022 at Vaucluse, NSW. He had multiple psychiatr…
34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old male on home detention bail died by hanging. He had a history of mental health issues, depression, and prior suicide threats, but did not disclose these to correctiona…
19y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained on a train impact (pedestrian)
…ctober 2019 when he placed himself in front of a train near Berwick Railway Station. He had a significant history of mental ill health including depression, psychotic symptoms, and suicidal ideation, alongside substance…
33y · Female·Sharp force neck and chest injuries
…ip marked by documented family violence and his untreated mental health conditions. The perpetrator had a history of schizophrenia, anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Prior incidents in January 2018 involved sever…
33y · Female·hanging
A 33-year-old woman with significant history of mental health issues, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and prior suicide attempts died by hangin…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
…mbined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence for traffic offences. He had a history of depression (following the death of his young son), substance abuse, and self-harm. Released to home de…
31y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head and neck (self-inflicted)
…he coroner found that police actions were justified, lawful, and compliant with policy. The death was not caused or contributed to by police conduct. No clinical errors were identified as this was not a medical death oc…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
…s despite commands to drop the weapon, and was shot after a Taser proved ineffective. He had a documented history of ICE dependence, depression, suicidal ideation, anger management issues, and recent domestic violence. …
41y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Owen Weazel, a 41-year-old Wakka Wakka man with chronic mental health issues, substance use disorder and previous suicide attempts, was found hanging in his cell at Albany Regional Prison on 1…
31y · Male·carbon monoxide toxicity
…y carbon monoxide toxicity while on home detention bail following arrest for assault. He had a documented history of suicidal ideation, including a previous gassing attempt in 2010, and had experienced significant traum…
44y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosami…
…ug toxicity involving buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosamide. She had a 18-19 year history of opioid addiction, initially using heroin recreationally in the Caribbean, later transitioning to metha…
35y · Male·Head injury sustained in a bicycle accident
…d by a car driven by Luke Shields, who was severely impaired by alcohol and LSD. Shields had a documented history of drug and alcohol abuse, multiple substance-driving convictions, and was undergoing medical treatment f…
38y · Male·Toxicity to gamma hydroxybutyrate
A 38-year-old man with a long history of drug use and criminal offending died from gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) toxicity after consuming approxi…
32y · Female·combined drug toxicity, mainly heroin
…abilised on Category 2 observations. Critical failings included: lack of visitor screening despite known substance use risks, unsupervised access to private spaces with a visitor of known drug involvement, and failure t…
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