415 results for “drug abuse”
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality disorder, depression, and multiple suicide attempts. Baclo…
26y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Alissa Campbell, aged 26, died from accidental drug overdose caused by multiple prescription medications—predominantly codeine and doxepin in combination with …
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…
19y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest and abdomen
…Aboriginal communities. Key clinical/public health lessons include: inadequate mental health and substance abuse services contributed to vulnerabilities; failures in early intervention for young people with developmenta…
18y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… 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 concerned about lack of vi…
30y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging (suicide)
…ttempt reported by police. Dr G. prescribed unrestricted diazepam (50 tablets) despite Mr Ryan's substance abuse history, and conducted only a 10-15 minute discharge assessment without reviewing the file. When Mr Ryan r…
30y · Male·neck compression from ligature strangulation and possible suspension (hanging)
…e on recognising clusters of psychosocial risk factors—financial crisis, relationship breakdown, substance abuse history, and expressed hopelessness—as warning signs for imminent suicide risk, particularly in culturally…
24y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to hanging
BJ, a 24-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse disorder, and anti-social personality disorder, died by hanging in a psychiatric unit after a suicide atte…
46y · Male·Complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… primary risk factor; and (3) inadequate cultural considerations in his management. Mr Winmar relapsed into drug use and feared returning to prison before his court hearing. The coroner found that earlier psychological s…
16y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol, alprazolam and desmethylvenlaf…
…ear-old with borderline personality disorder, factitious disorder, and opioid use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol, alprazolam, desmethylvenlafaxine) after obtaining prescriptions from…
0y · Unknown·Category II Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (co-sleeping)
…f Child Safety failed to conduct proper investigations despite multiple notifications of domestic violence, drug use, and family instability. An initial investigation for the unborn child was incorrectly closed without l…
30y · Male·Heroin overdose
Fikri Memedovski, aged 30, died from heroin overdose with resulting cardiopulmonary arrest and anoxic brain damage on 23 November 2009 at Dandenong Hospital. The clinical lesson concerns reporting obligations: Dr L., the…
44y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck and methylamphetamine effect
Anthony William Kuster, a 44-year-old man, died from ligature compression of the neck combined with methylamphetamine toxicity. He applied a tourniquet around his neck while heavily intoxicated with methylamphetamine aft…
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 public park. He …
18y · Male·Gunshot wound to chest
…2. The coroner found the death was preventable. Humbles had illegally possessed a handgun for months, dealt drugs, and was deeply troubled by substance abuse. Police received multiple credible reports of the firearm in J…
39y · Male·respiratory failure as a result of the interaction of prescribed medication and …
Mark Richard Gleeson, 39, died from respiratory failure caused by the combined effect of prescribed antipsychotic/anxiolytic medications (olanzapine, quetiapine, clonazepam) and alcohol consumed within hours of discharge…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown c…
…c and neurological risks; and apparent lack of pain manifestation despite serious injuries may have masked abuse. Earlier identification of the partner's family violence history and drug use, combined with improved info…
22y · Male·Asphyxia from recreational use of nitrous oxide
Aaron McDonald, 22, died from asphyxia while using nitrous oxide recreationally alone at home, breathing the gas through apparatus connected to a canister. He had sourced knowledge and equipment from the internet and ret…
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Andrew Kiltie, 52-year-old Aboriginal man, died from clozapine toxicity on 26 December 2007. He had been on clozapine 400mg daily for 5 years with significant clinical benefit for aggressive behaviour and psychosis, enab…
27y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia during restraint; mechanism involved hypoxia and asphyxiation…
…us concerns about restraint training, procedural safety, and inadequate monitoring of access to alcohol and drugs that precipitated his acute deterioration.
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