318 results for “substance use (cannabis)”
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
…ighlights gaps in medical-police communication regarding driver fitness and over-medication risks in polysubstance-using patients with psychiatric conditions.
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
…le composition of street drugs, the extreme potency of emerging synthetic opioids, the danger of group drug use without safeguards, and the absence of accessible drug checking services at the time. Key clinical lessons …
31y · Male·Acute Myocardial Infarction
…d 31, died of acute myocardial infarction while in remand custody. He had a long history of methamphetamine use and untreated cardiac damage. On 28 April 2015, he reported chest pain to a nurse, who recorded vital signs…
33y · Male·Hanging
CC, a 33-year-old First Nations man with methamphetamine-induced bipolar disorder and psychosis, was admitted to the High Dependency Unit at Nepean Hospital on 7 June 2022 under involuntary mental health detention. Over …
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle incident (driver)
A 42-year-old male with a long history of schizophrenia and dissocial personality disorder was released from prison in August 2011 without parole conditions. Despite police and forensic mental health concerns about his r…
27y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries from single motorcycle crash
…icology revealed multiple prescription drugs (diazepam, quetiapine, fluvoxamine, pregabalin) and illicit substances including opium alkaloids, indicating poppy tea consumption. These central nervous system depressants i…
35y · Male·serotonin syndrome
…spite this exceeding his normal practice. The coroner also noted Dr W. was unaware of Moorby's illicit drug use. Witnesses described Moorby's deteriorating mental state in the days before death—agitation, confusion, mum…
23y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage due to self-inflicted hanging with intention of t…
…cases with minimal resources), delayed CADAS assessment (scheduled one week post-release despite known drug use and suicide risk), failure to arrange mental health bail conditions despite documented suicidality in custo…
34y · Male·drowning
… opportunities despite multiple warning signs (McDonald's incident, medication non-compliance, illicit drug use, family concerns), and failure to implement structured case reviews. The coroner found poor judgment precip…
37y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…ed in the chest by his intimate partner Kerry Jones on 9 December 2016 during an argument at his boarding house. He had previously assaulted Ms Jones, leading to a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO) in May 2015. …
51y · Male·Stab wounds to the chest
A 51-year-old man with documented mental health issues including psychosis, paranoia, and delusions died from self-inflicted stab wounds during a police siege at his mother's home. He had breached a domestic violence ord…
33y · Unknown·neck compression secondary to hanging
Jessica Anne Thomas, a 33-year-old gender-diverse person with complex psychiatric diagnoses including schizoaffective disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD, died by hanging while remanded in custody at Dame…
Suicide by intentional fall or jump from Tasman Bridge
…s-70s) had diverse personal circumstances but shared mental health vulnerabilities: depression, anxiety, substance use (alcohol and/or drugs), and acute stressors (relationship breakdown, grief, work stress, financial c…
0y · Female·suffocation under bedding
Jasmine Rose Pearce, aged 11 months, died from suffocation under bedding in her family home on 27 January 2013. Her parents engaged in sexual activity on the bed where Jasmine was sleeping while under the influence of ca…
26y · Male·shotgun wound of the chest
…heir duty to guard Scott and exercise basic security vigilance, though the escape itself did not directly cause his death.
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Shae Paszkiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscious following opioid injection. He had been released from pr…
31y · Female·Pressure applied to neck (asphyxia); not ascertained due to advanced post-mortem…
A 31-year-old First Nations woman was killed by her partner during intimate partner violence. She was pregnant at the time of death. Despite multiple contacts with police, court services, employment agencies, and domesti…
47y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (pregabalin, oxycodone and mirtazapine)
A 47-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity involving pregabalin, oxycodone, and mirtazapine. She had chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, and attended a medical clinic frequently. Over five days before her death…
56y · Male·complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…erted to higher priority emergencies. The coroner found no evidence the death was preventable, as Victor refused hospital transport when contact was made, and his prognosis was poor given advanced undiagnosed cancer. Ho…
55y · Male·positional asphyxia, with sedation as an underlying risk factor
…ophrenia, presented with acute severe behavioural disturbance related to medication changes and possible substance use. He received substantial intravenous sedation (75mg midazolam and 35mg haloperidol) over 20 hours at…
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