464 results for “substance use history”
29y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head, self-inflicted
…g a police siege at Bowenfels, NSW. Following a domestic violence incident report, police arrived and BX refused entry, triggering a siege. Key issues examined included whether police should have given forewarning befor…
37y · Male·Drowning (most likely cause, though coroner unable to definitively exclude hypot…
… July 2012 while attempting to retrieve a dilapidated dinghy from rocky shoreline near his home. He had a history of depression treated with medication and psychiatric care, and had spoken of suicide to acquaintances. H…
17y · Female·multiple injuries
…a high-speed vehicle collision on 6 October 2017 while being pursued by police. She had a complex medical history including psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES), depression, anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar disorder. Tox…
18y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…derline intellectual function, died from heroin toxicity in his supported accommodation. He had a complex history of behavioural challenges, out-of-home care placement, and substance use. Edward deliberately ingested he…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, most significantly methamphetamine and buprenorphine, with …
…er coordinated searching could have been warranted. Clinicians should note the importance of recognising substance-use disorders—particularly methamphetamine—as life-threatening medical emergencies requiring urgent inte…
Unknown·VAD oral substance toxicity; underlying conditions: ischaemic heart disease, emp…
An elderly person (ABC) died from self-administering a voluntary assisted dying (VAD) oral substance that had been prescribed for their spouse but not collected for return after the spouse died. ABC was gr…
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…
29y · Male·multiple drug toxicity (buprenorphine, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, and methy…
John Frederick Wanganeen, a 29-year-old with documented heavy polysubstance use, died of multiple drug toxicity after injecting crushed buprenorphine tablets mixed with water while…
38y · Male·Heart failure in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and focal severe coronary art…
Anthony Axtell, a 38-year-old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy from amphetamine use, died of heart failure while in prison custody. Initially treated successfully in 2002 with recovery to nor…
38y · Male·gunshot wounds to the chest
Warren Matthew Simon, a 38-year-old Awabakal man with a history of substance abuse, mental health issues, and extensive criminal convictions, died from gunshot wounds to…
45y · Male·Multiple stab wounds
…(83 wounds) on 28 February 2019 by his neighbour Benjamin Moore in an unprovoked attack outside their townhouse in Parramatta. Moore, suffering acute schizophrenia relapse with a long history of violence and substance a…
40y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity, being either an overdose due to methylamphetamine alone,…
Mark Anthony O'Connor, a 40-year-old detainee with longstanding polysubstance use disorder, died in custody from multiple drug toxicity (methylamphetamine and possibly buprenorphine)…
27y · Male·hanging
…s. The monitoring psychiatrist had no direct contact with him. While the coroner acknowledged he lacked a history of suicidal ideation and did not exhibit relapse symptoms, the reduced engagement and irregular assessmen…
19y · Male·poisoning by diphenhydramine and dextromethorphan from 'Herbal Ecstasy'
…unregulated internet-sourced compounds, particularly those marketed as herbal alternatives to controlled substances. The coroner found no suspicious circumstances. Clinicians should be aware that patients presenting wit…
28y · Male·consistent with drowning
Benjamin Pappas, a 28-year-old with a history of substance abuse, depression, borderline personality disorder, and suicidal ideation, died by drowning …
23y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 23-year-old male with drug-induced psychosis died by hanging. He had a long history of substance abuse and behavioural problems, with multiple presentations to hospital and mental health se…
38y · Male·acute on chronic right hemisphere subdural haematoma
…st a bathtub in October 2015 while attempting entry to his residence. He was a heavy daily drinker with a history of uncontrolled alcoholism following personal losses in 2011. Towns was on fluoxetine and diazepam, and h…
35y · Male·Fentanyl toxicity
…tely supervised, particularly overnight when staff failed to conduct required two-hourly checks. He had a history of substance abuse, drug-seeking behaviour, and multiple medications. While his GP appropriately prescrib…
17y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse
Master S, a 17-year-old Yorta Yorta young man, died on 3 July 2017 at the Bert Williams Hostel from a cause unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse (chroming Rexona deodorant). He had a history of e…
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…
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