533 results for “methamphetamine use”
41y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Owen Weazel, a 41-year-old Wakka Wakka man with chronic mental health issues, substance use disorder and previous suicide attempts, was found hanging in his cell at Albany Regional Prison on 10 Augus…
5y · Male·Presumed drowning
…ite clear risk factors: LS's recent release from prison, history of violence and mental health issues, drug use, erratic behaviour, and SJ's expressed concerns she would take the children. Mental health and police respo…
34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old male on home detention bail died by hanging. He had a history of mental health issues, depression, and prior suicide threats, but did not disclose these to correctional services staff. In the 24 hours befor…
55y · Male·decompensated liver failure in a man with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, w…
Tony Ruich, a 55-year-old sentenced prisoner, died from decompensated liver failure due to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma with terminal palliative care. He had pre-existing cirrhosis diagnosed in 2012, likely from h…
43y · Male·The combined effects of subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity
Timothy Ricketts, a 43-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance use history, died from combined subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity. He had been admitted to hosp…
39y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
A 39-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder was voluntarily admitted to Northern Hospital's psychiatric unit after presenting to ED with suici…
28y · Male·toxicity to heroin
…ybrook Hotel on 8-9 March 2011. He had a 13-year history of heroin dependence, complicated by polysubstance use including methylamphetamines, benzodiazepines, and hepatitis C infection. He was severely depressed followi…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 48-year-old man died from a gunshot wound to the head during a police siege after having barricaded himself in a property. He had confronted the property owner with a sawn-off rifle, claimed to have wired explosives, b…
Male·Internal haemorrhaging as a result of being shot by Constable Mark Newton
Malcolm Robert Bell died from internal haemorrhaging caused by gunshot wounds inflicted by Constable Mark Newton during a police operation on 11 October 2002 in Brisb…
49y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Karl Turner, a 49-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and chronic polysubstance use, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, pregabalin, methylamphetamine, and cannabis). He was m…
22y · Male·gunshot injury to the chest
…s reporting an armed man (himself) behaving strangely, then armed himself with a large kitchen knife and refused to disarm despite repeated police orders. Three Taser deployments failed, likely due to baggy clothing pre…
35y · Male·multiple injuries received when he fell from a 13th floor balcony
Patrick Fisher, aged 35, died on 7 February 2018 after falling from a 13th floor apartment balcony while evading police attempting to execute arrest warrants. He was acutely intoxicated with methylamphetamine, which impa…
31y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained from being run over by a truck
A 31-year-old man died after being struck by a truck while lying on a roadway in a state of severe intoxication. He had consumed alcohol (blood alcohol 0.250-0.268%) combined with toxic levels of diazepam, temazepam, alp…
31y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
A 31-year-old man with depression, substance use history, and prior suicide attempts presented to the Emergency Department after a motor vehicle accident on…
46y · Male·blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision with a tree
…ss to drug and alcohol rehabilitation for those with acute addiction; the interconnection between substance use, depression, and suicidality requiring integrated treatment; and the importance of crisis intervention duri…
39y · Male·Excited delirium, probably caused by amphetamine toxicity-induced psychosis. Dea…
Antonio Carmelo Galeano died in police custody on 12 June 2009 after a protracted struggle and multiple taser activations. He had acute amphetamine toxicity and was displaying excited delirium—a high-risk medical emergen…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries from assault
…s; and adult safeguarding legislation is needed to coordinate responses to vulnerable adults experiencing abuse. Police missed opportunities to include the victim's child on protection orders, ensure proper referrals to…
32y · Male·Neck compression in the setting of hanging
…story of family violence perpetration, mental illness (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD), substance misuse, and prior suicide attempts, died by hanging on 21-22 November 2020. He was released from prison on 17 Nove…
29y · Male·multiple drug toxicity (buprenorphine, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, and methy…
John Frederick Wanganeen, a 29-year-old with documented heavy polysubstance use, died of multiple drug toxicity after injecting crushed buprenorphine tablets mixed with water while on hom…
24y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
…s: inadequate visitor screening procedures allowed contraband introduction, and the absence of current drug-use prevalence data in prisons hampers informed policy development for prevention and treatment.
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