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31y · Male·accidental overdose of fentanyl
Micheal Blutcher, aged 31, died from accidental fentanyl overdose in custody at Capricornia Correctional Centre Farm after injecting fentanyl extracted from a transdermal patch. The fentanyl was smuggled into the low-sec…
51y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease and combined drug (doth…
Leanne Maree Stacey, aged 51, died on 25 November 2014 at her home in Latrobe, Tasmania. She was discovered lying on the floor by her mother and sister the following morning. The coroner found the cause of death to be th…
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 drugs witho…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
Frank Frood, a 47-year-old man with a 20-year history of heroin use and opioid replacement therapy (ORT) on methadone, died from bronchopneumonia with a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use. He suffered chronic…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
Jonas Jvirblis, a 23-year-old PhD student, died from combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in the setting of sarcoidosis. He had a long history of substance abuse and anxiety disord…
27y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, diazepam and amphetamines)
Hunter Joseph Stewart, a 27-year-old with major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence, was admitted to St Vincent's Acute Inpatient Service following police custody for public intoxication. He was treated for alcoho…
22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan and op…
Adrian Westlund, a 22-year-old with complex drug-seeking behaviour and polypharmacy addiction, died of combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan). He manipulated multiple GPs by misreprese…
44y · Male·Combined drug effect (oxycodone and benzodiazepines)
A 44-year-old man with a history of heroin addiction registered as a drug addict in 2010 died from combined drug effect involving oxycodone and benzodiazepines. Despite being a registered drug addict, he obtained prescri…
42y · Male·gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Shaun Basil Kumeroa, aged 42, died from gunshot wounds during a police siege in Brisbane. Following a family dispute resolution conference regarding custody of his daughter, Mr Kumeroa assaulted his ex-partner and became…
43y · Male·Pneumonia
Jeffrey John Hartwig, a 43-year-old with chronic schizophrenia and opiate dependence, died from pneumonia following cardiorespiratory collapse on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit. He was on multiple psychoactive medic…
43y · Male·Incised right radial artery
Bradley Scott, a 43-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and hepatic cirrhosis, died from exsanguination following an incised right radial artery. After consuming significant quantities of alcohol and cannabis, h…
17y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines)
Hannah Charles, a 17-year-old with substance abuse issues, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines) at a private residence where she had been staying with two opioid replacement ther…
45y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity
Christine Drinnan, aged 45, died from multi-drug toxicity involving lethal morphine levels combined with pethidine, quetiapine, benzodiazepines and alcohol. Over 12 years, her GP Dr H. prescribed dangerous quantities of …
36y · Male·Unknown - advanced decomposition precluded determination
Scott Clements, a 36-year-old man with longstanding mental illness, depression, substance use disorder and multiple suicide attempts, was found dead at his home between 19 August and 14 October 2014. His body was in adva…
40y · Female·acute right-sided congestive heart failure (cor pulmonale) resulting from intrav…
Kaylene Mundy, aged 40, died from acute right-sided congestive heart failure (cor pulmonale) caused by intravenous injection of crushed alprazolam tablets. She had a long history of opioid and polysubstance abuse, with r…
Female·hanging (suicide)
Ms G, a woman in her forties with bipolar II disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, and severe alcohol dependence, died by suicide in November 2014. She had been admitted to hospital six times for detoxification and men…
28y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin and prescribed psychiatric medications)
Priscilla Stephenson, a 28-year-old Aboriginal woman with longstanding mental illness and polysubstance abuse, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin plus prescribed psychiatric medications) shortly after discharge fro…
46y · Female·Cardiac arrest of unknown origin
Virginia Brown, a 46-year-old Aboriginal woman, died of cardiac arrest of unknown origin on 31 October 2014 while detained under a Mandatory Residential Treatment (MRT) order at CAAAPU (Central Australian Aboriginal Alco…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) in a man with cor…
James Dougan, 32-year-old man with longstanding polysubstance abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He engaged in prescript…
34y · Male·mixed drug overdose (heroin, methadone, codeine, diazepam, nitrazepam, oxazepam …
34-year-old male with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence who overdosed following discharge from hospital. He was hospitalized on 22 September 2010 after police-observed overdose with altered consciousness.…
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