443 results for “alcohol abuse”
36y · Male·Hanging
…with rape offences and was subject to bail conditions including electronic monitoring and abstinence from alcohol and non-prescribed drugs. Despite these conditions, toxicology revealed alcohol and cannabis in his syste…
55y · Male·Cardiopulmonary arrest, respiratory failure and chronic obstructive airways dise…
…iatric history (schizoaffective disorder, substance dependency), chronic obstructive airways disease, and alcohol abuse, died from cardiopulmonary arrest and respiratory failure. He was admitted involuntarily under the …
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to train over-run
… when struck by a train near Zillmere Railway Station in January 2012. He was moderately intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis, with recent cannabis use. The coroner could not definitively determine whether this was sui…
33y · Female·Combined drug toxicity, with thioridazine as the principal component, in the con…
… drug toxicity, primarily thioridazine, after consuming large quantities of prescription medications with alcohol. She collapsed at her mother's home in South Hedland on 2 April and suffered cardiorespiratory arrest. Th…
15y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
… housing, moved frequently between relatives, was not regularly attending school, and engaged in substance abuse (paint sniffing, alcohol). She was unsupervised and out late drinking with peers in a park metres from her…
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
…lafaxine, amitriptyline, and zopiclone. Critical clinical lessons include: the need for rigorous substance abuse screening in mental health admissions, recognition that self-reported drug histories are often inaccurate,…
54y · Male·mixed pentobarbitone and alcohol toxicity
A 54-year-old self-employed veterinary surgeon died from mixed pentobarbitone and alcohol toxicity. He intentionally injected himself with pentobarbitone (a veterinary euthanasia drug) while unde…
22y · Female·aspiration of gastric content due to drug abuse
Amanda Crowston, 22 years old, died from aspiration of gastric contents after a weekend of heavy alcohol and drug use (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, MDMA, cannabis). She vomited while alone in bed and choked…
23y · Female·Multiple head and neck injuries
…lowing the discovery of her relationship with a male colleague. Singh had risk factors including substance abuse (alcohol and cannabis dependence), mental health conditions (anxiety disorder, depression, panic attacks),…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…igh-dose tramadol (700-800mg daily) for chronic pain over 22 months by his GP without documented substance abuse assessment, despite documented history of polysubstance dependence. When Eckersley ceased alcohol and cann…
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
…ry hypertension died at home. He had a history of heavy smoking, chronic back pain treated with morphine, alcohol abuse, and hepatic cirrhosis. Post-mortem examination revealed marked emphysema, evidence of intravenous …
39y · Female·drowning associated with drug toxicity
…depression and drowsiness. The deceased had a documented history of prescription and non-prescription drug abuse, and her doctor had previously ceased prescribing temazepam due to concerns about addiction. The clinical …
Unknown·Multiple: pneumonia with cardiomyopathy (Kugena female); septic shock from pneum…
…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 seizures. Deaths resu…
52y · Male·Drowning in Falcon Bay
…d man with multiple serious chronic conditions including osteoarthritis, diabetes, liver dysfunction from alcohol abuse, and peripheral vascular disease requiring bypass surgery, disappeared into the ocean near his home…
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
WX, a 54-year-old with longstanding depression, substance abuse (opioids, benzodiazepines), and a 2008 suicide attempt, died by gunshot wound on 27 April 2015. Despite th…
33y · Male·Undetermined
Robert Thomas Love, a 33-year-old man with a history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health difficulties, was found dead in his home in February 2015. The cause of …
Unknown·Four deaths: three by self-inflicted hanging, one by multiple injuries from fall
…e by hanging (three cases) and by falling from a power pole (one case). The inquest identified widespread alcohol and cannabis abuse, domestic violence, cultural dislocation, and lack of employment opportunities as unde…
39y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
A 39-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, depression, substance abuse (alcohol and cannabis), and multiple past suicide attempts died by hanging at home on 11 February 1998. Sh…
50y · Male·Unable to be determined
Colin Campbell, a 50-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis, disappeared on 29 May 2015 and is presumed deceased. He was under…
47y · Female·Traumatic closed head injury likely sustained in a fall from standing
TS, a 47-year-old woman with a 18-year history of anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and severe alcoholism, died from a traumatic closed head injury sustained in a fall from standing. At autopsy, blood alcohol…
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