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32y · Female·Hanging
Kylie Burnett, a 32-year-old woman with a long history of opiate dependence, depression, and psychotic episodes, died by hanging at her home in Coburg North, Victoria, between mid-January and 23 February 2011. She was di…
Female·Hanging
The deceased was a woman with a long history of heroin abuse, benzodiazepine misuse, and mental health issues including depression and psychotic behaviour. She received treatment for opiate dependence at North Yarra Comm…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she developed progressive symptoms includ…
33y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a man consuming alcohol and met…
A 33-year-old man with alcohol dependence died from aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury after consuming approximately 40ml of methadone (not prescribed to him) combined with alcohol. The methadone was prescribe…
Three deaths with different primary causes: James Unicomb - acute toxicity due t…
Combined inquest into three deaths at Psyche South Clinic involving treatment failures: James Unicomb (22, 2005) from multi-drug overdose after naltrexone implant; Michael Poole (48, 2008) from ruptured aneurysm post-Rap…
37y · Male·Morphine toxicity from accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morp…
A 37-year-old male subject to home detention bail died from morphine toxicity due to accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morphine capsules). He had a long history of polysubstance abuse, encephalitis fro…
29y · Female·respiratory depression as a result of the interaction of prescribed medications
A 29-year-old woman with mental illness and substance use was admitted to hospital with psychosis and suicidality. She was discharged on six CNS-depressant medications including three antipsychotics, an antidepressant, a…
28y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
Jesse Sangster, 28, died from injuries sustained in a high-speed motor vehicle collision while intoxicated. He had a 12-year history of bipolar affective disorder with comorbid substance abuse disorder, personality disor…
46y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to combined drug toxicity
Donna Mousley, aged 46 years with long-standing panadeine forte and diazepam dependence, presented to an addiction medicine specialist seeking management. Dr C. prescribed methadone 40mg on 9 November 2010 after consulta…
39y · Male·Haemorrhage from right groin wound
A 39-year-old man with extensive intravenous drug use history died from haemorrhage following rupture of a femoral artery aneurysm during a groin injection attempt. He had previously been admitted for arterial repair fro…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Rajesh Pala, a 34-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic depression, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from The Alfred psychiatric unit. He was admitt…
33y · Male·complications from blunt force trauma to head consequent upon being struck by a …
A 33-year-old man with long-standing substance abuse and acute methadone withdrawal presented with suicidal ideation on the morning of 11 February 2007. The Crisis Assessment and Treatment (CAT) Team assessed him at 5pm …
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 across 19 doctors and 32 pharmacies over three years, obtaining large quant…
38y · Male·Exsanguination due to penetration of arm veins
Declan Brennan, a 38-year-old sentenced prisoner at Acacia Prison due for release on 30 April 2008, died by suicide on 27 April 2008 from exsanguination due to penetrating wounds to his arm veins. Brennan had a long-stan…
Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
Concurrent coronial inquests into six Aboriginal deaths in Ceduna, South Australia between 2004-2009. All deceased had severe alcohol addiction and comorbidities including pneumonia, cardiomyopathy, liver disease, and se…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
Motor vehicle accident involving 4 deaths on 8 May 2009 at Nambour Connection Road and Blackall Street intersection, Queensland: 5-year-old twins, a 60-year-old female driver, and 43-year-old male driver Anthony Paul Tho…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
An 18-year-old Aboriginal man died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest from hanging. He had a chronic petrol-sniffing habit and was acutely intoxicated on petrol when he hanged himself after a police incid…
33y · Female·heroin toxicity
Yvette Havet, a 33-year-old woman recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, died of heroin toxicity in May 2007. The coroner found that her fiancé administered the lethal injection, though she had also consumed substan…
37y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone and diazepam) in a man with coronary arte…
Michael Gledhill, 37, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, and diazepam, complicated by pre-existing coronary artery disease. He was enrolled in a methadone maintenance program but continued illicit…
35y · Female·methadone toxicity
Melissa Irwin, 35, died from methadone toxicity after consuming her cousin's take-home methadone dose (110mg liquid). She had no history of substance abuse and had never received formal education about methadone's risks,…
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