415 results for “drug abuse”
19y · Male·heroin toxicity
Marshall Carter, 19, died in custody from heroin toxicity at Yatala Labour Prison. He had a long history of drug abuse starting from age 14 and was an intravenous heroin user. Critical failures included: inadequate trans…
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…
26y · Male·Suffocation due to inhaling nitrous oxide
A 26-year-old man died from suffocation after intentional recreational nitrous oxide use via a full-face gas mask connected to a cream whipper dispenser. He had purchased 300 cream chargers plus a 640g tank online two da…
43y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
… any evidentiary basis. He engaged in coercive controlling behaviour, stalking, sexual coercion, emotional abuse, and financial control. Mr Floyd accessed general practice and social worker support, disclosing relations…
27y · Male·Dextromethorphan toxicity
Mr ZJF, a 27-year-old man with a longstanding history of schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and depression, died from dextromethorphan toxicity. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order at the time of death …
48y · Male·combined drug intoxication from morphine and quetiapine
Brett Cashion, a 48-year-old man with chronic pain and mental health issues, died from combined morphine and quetiapine intoxication after injecting prescription morphine. He was receiving daily Subutex in Tasmania from …
Female·hanging (suicide)
…ween 2009 and 2013, but remained non-compliant with follow-up care and repeatedly relapsed into alcohol and drug use after discharge. Financial difficulties, unemployment, and loss of private health insurance limited her…
49y · Male·unascertainable; possible explanations include epileptic seizure, cardiac arrhyt…
Ritchie Gordon, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic schizophrenia, was a long-term involuntary psychiatric patient at Graylands Hospital who died on 12 July 2005 of unascertainable cause. Possible explanations incl…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity involving oxycodone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, nordiazep…
A 48-year-old woman with epilepsy, depression, anxiety and documented drug dependence died from combined toxicity of oxycodone, benzodiazepines, amitriptyline and other drugs. Over 1…
18y · Male·Effects of fire (accidental)
Daniel Sheehy, a 18-year-old male, died from burns sustained in a bedroom fire on 14 March 2012. The coroner found the fire was accidental, most likely caused by a carelessly discarded or improperly extinguished cigarett…
30y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity (vecuronium and atropine self-in…
Candice Mackenzie Wallace-Mohlmann, a 30-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by self-injection of vecuronium and atropine obtained from …
27y · Female·neck compression
…her intimate partner Benjamin Pappas in February 2007. Lynette had a documented history of family violence, drug dependency, and was receiving support from family violence services. She was also a patient of GP Dr K., wh…
29y · Female·Multiple severe blunt traumatic injuries to the face, neck and head
…rst, in April 2012, police agreed to a plea bargain that deleted evidence of Tunks' assaults on Kupsch and abuse of their infant child, making him eligible for a drug treatment order instead of imprisonment—had he been …
21y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…tention, died by suicide on 5 September 2018 after hanging himself. He had a history of trauma, depression, drug abuse, and prior self-harm and overdose attempts. Key clinical lessons include: the failure to maintain con…
2y · Male·Asphyxiation due to neck and/or chest compression
A 2-year-old boy died from asphyxiation due to chest and neck compression inflicted by his mother during an acute manic psychotic episode. The mother had been admitted to psychiatric care in December 2008 with psychosis …
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
…ovision (health vs. corrections) creates barriers to holistic care; (5) Aboriginal-specific culturally-safe drug and alcohol programs are essential; (6) excessive transfers undermine continuity of care and health engagem…
Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…
…community prescribers, and insufficient clinical education. Contributing factors: inadequate assessment for drug dependence; prescribing without real-time access to patient's dispensing history; prescription oversight ga…
49y · Male·Metastatic cholangiocarcinoma
Jamie Walker, a 49-year-old man with pre-existing epilepsy, cirrhosis, and hepatitis C, died in custody from metastatic cholangiocarcinoma. He presented with abdominal pain and leg swelling; initial ED assessment on 19 O…
Female·Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI), otherwise undetermined
…) with undetermined cause. The coroner identified systemic failures in child protection services: numerous abuse and neglect reports were received over years but never properly assessed. The critical issue was a 'compet…
44y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
Samuel Patrick Burke Drummond, aged 44, died from acute alcohol intoxication with blood alcohol level of 0.572g/100ml (above the lethal threshold of 0.4g/100ml), combined with methylamphetamine use. He had a longstanding…
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