368 results for “substance use disorder history”
47y · Female·Neck compression (ligature strangulation)
…e custody after arrest on outstanding warrants. She had documented mental health issues (depression) and substance abuse history, with a suicide warning flagged on police systems. Critical failures occurred: pantyhose r…
50y · Male·unascertained
…ent for severe alcohol withdrawal and seizures, sent to homelessness without adequate follow-up care. His cause of death remains unascertained due to advanced decomposition. Clinical lessons include: the critical import…
30y · Male·hanging
JC was a 30-year-old with a long history of benzodiazepine dependence and previous psychiatric episodes triggered by withdrawal. He presented to C…
40y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to ligature compression of the neck
Wendy McCabe, a 40-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, substance use and previous self-harm, died of asphyxiation from ligature compress…
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…
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
Malcolm Brown, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with a history of methamphetamine use, mental health crisis, and self-harm threats, died from sharp force injuries to hi…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; Heroin toxicity
A 34-year-old man with a history of heroin abuse died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following heroin toxicity after injecting in a…
21y · Male·Hanging
…rison found no suicidal ideation, though a referral to prison mental health services was made due to ADHD history. He subsequently declined mental health engagement. No clinical or custodial staff had any indication he …
48y · Male·Hanging (partially suspended hanging using shoelaces as ligature)
…g in Risdon Prison in May 2022 while on remand for serious charges. He had paranoid schizophrenia, a long history of substance abuse, and was experiencing depression and suicidal ideation. The coroner found his mental h…
51y · Male·Stab wounds to the chest
…the outcome. (2) Police should have gathered more detailed information from family members, who knew SB's history and recent self-harm allegations better than anyone. (3) The decision-making and tactical response were a…
26y · Female·compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
Amanda Kennedy, a 26-year-old woman with a history of trauma, substance abuse, depression, and multiple suicide attempts, died by hanging in the Northern Ps…
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 obtain…
53y · Male·severe burns
Mr Bloomfield, a 53-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance abuse history, was apprehended by police under section 10 Mental Health Act after threatening to self-im…
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
…ately 6 weeks after discharge from psychiatric admission on a Community Treatment Order. He had a 15-year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic polysubstance abuse (marijuana, heroin, amphetamines), and rec…
19y · Female·Stab wounds to the abdomen
…ault at her home in Melton, Victoria on 13 March 2016. The finding identifies that Banek had a documented history of escalating domestic violence, controlling behaviour, and threats to kill. Key clinical and systemic le…
37y · Male·Toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline
Leigh Ronald Bellingham, a 37-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidality, hepatitis C, and substance abuse, died from toxic effects of heroin in combin…
32y · Male·asphyxia arising from neck compression from self-inflicted ligature strangulatio…
Glen Russell, 32, died by suicide in Cessnock Correctional Centre while on remand. He had a complex history including childhood sexual assault, schizophrenia diagnosis, heroin use, and recent self-harm episodes. A…
5y · Male·Presumed drowning
…'s 3am report that the children were missing despite 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 …
18y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…nd prisoner at Hakea Prison, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) on 4 April 2003. He had a history of self-harm, drug-induced psychosis, violent offences against his de facto partner, and was deeply conce…
14y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Child RK, aged 14, died by suicide while in Department of Communities care at a therapeutic residential group home on 20 April 2022. She had Complex PTSD from childhood trauma and presented multiple times to emergency de…
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