415 results for “drug abuse”
30y · Male·Exsanguination due to an incision in the radial vein of his right wrist
…lex mental health needs including schizophrenia, acquired brain injury, developmental delay, and substance abuse history. The coroner concluded that Justice Health and Corrective Services appropriately managed his care …
41y · Female·mixed drug and alcohol toxicity
Karen Louise Richards, 41 years old, died from mixed drug and alcohol toxicity on 11 January 2014. She had consumed heroin (evidenced by 6-MAM metabolite), alcohol, …
27y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
…o medical events. The collision was entirely preventable had she not driven while significantly impaired by drugs. The coroner noted this represents the consequences of operating a vehicle under the influence of illicit …
46y · Female·acute mixed drug toxicity due to accidental self-administered drug overdose
Dr V., an obstetrician-gynaecologist trainee, died from acute mixed drug toxicity on 18 January 2013 following self-administration of multiple anaesthetic drugs (propofol, midazola…
Male·Mahdi Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury incurred at time of motor vehicle crash…
…ern Australia on 15 October 2012. All three were significantly intoxicated with methylamphetamine and other drugs at the time of the crash. The driver (Arjomand) suffered a fatal head injury consistent with loss of consc…
31y · Male·Combined Drug Toxicity (amitriptyline and metoclopramide)
Bo Zhao, a 31-year-old business owner, died from combined drug toxicity (amitriptyline and metoclopramide) in a hotel room on 28 February 2019. He was facing serious crim…
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
Kim Melissa Hall, 36, died from combined baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury sustained during falls while acutely intoxicated. She had severe alcohol dependence treated with off-label baclofen prescribed by her GP. O…
29y · Male·Penetrating wound to neck with vascular injury to the carotid sheath
…rotid sheath. Post-mortem examination revealed brain abnormalities suggesting predisposition to seizures or drug-induced psychosis. Despite immediate assistance from family, neighbours, police and paramedics who attempte…
35y · Male·Head injury sustained in a bicycle accident
…r 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 for addicti…
41y · Male·multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
Roberto Di Bartolo, a 41-year-old renderer with a history of depression and previous suicidal ideation, died from multiple injuries sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision on the Hume Highway near Seymour. On t…
39y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury
David Leslie Chapman, age 39, collapsed from a suspected heroin overdose in Richmond on 9 June 2016 and died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury on 17 June 2016. He had a lengthy history of heroin use, mental health cond…
31y · Male·Self-inflicted hanging
Samuel John Mills, a 31-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, died by suicide in Lotus Glen Correctional Centre's medical ward in 2004. Staff provided adequate supervision on the day of death; Mills denied self-harm i…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam)
James, aged 24, died from combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) following intentional overdose. He had engaged in prescription shopping ac…
24y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to drug abuse and overdose of multiple drugs
A 24-year-old man with schizophrenia died from aspiration pneumonia following overdose of multiple drugs including diazepam, tramadol, morphine, and others. The day before death, he took excess diazepam to manag…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
… December 2013. Autopsy findings of crystalline granulomas in the lungs indicated long-standing intravenous drug use. She had previously overdosed on Fentanyl at work in January 2010 and was thereafter supervised by AHPR…
21y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest associated with butane abuse by inhalation
…rdrobe. He was admitted to an open mental health ward following acute psychosis, with documented substance abuse history including butane. Despite evidence of his ability to acquire contraband items (inhalers, chemicals…
24y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity
…ontrolled-release oxycodone (20mg and 80mg tablets) on 1 July 2014 without checking prescription history or drug addict registers, unaware he was a documented drug addict. His tolerance had decreased due to limited acces…
26y · Female·morphine toxicity complicated terminally by bronchopneumonia
…depression died from morphine toxicity complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She had a documented history of drug-seeking behaviour, forged prescriptions, and doctor-shopping. Her GP prescribed escalating doses of morphin…
24y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple stab wounds to chest and multiple incised wounds of n…
A 24-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse killed his 2-year-old son and himself in March 2009. The deceased had been released on licence following a…
41y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (alprazolam, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, metoclopramide…
Catherine Lynch, a 41-year-old nurse, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2022 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She was experiencing severe family violence…
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