290 results for “alcohol abuse disorder”
37y · Male·combined ethanol and drug toxicity
…ported residential care at Ferntree Manor and had a methadone prescription for opioid dependence, but also abused alcohol, and was prescribed psychotic medications. The key clinical failure was inadequate communication …
44y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
…owing separation from his partner (July 2024), financial difficulties in his tree-lopping business, heavy alcohol consumption since 2022, and a longstanding history of substance abuse. Following family violence incident…
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…
Female·Hanging
The deceased was a woman with a long history of heroin abuse, benzodiazepine misuse, and mental health issues including depression and psychotic behaviour. She receive…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
…ad presented to three Emergency Departments in the preceding two months with progressively elevated blood alcohol levels (0.225–0.39g/100mL), indicating severe alcohol use disorder with chronic tolerance. The forensic p…
15y · Male·Electrocution
JH, a 15-year-old with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, died by electrocution at home on 16 September 2019. He had been experienci…
36y · Female·Excited delirium
…n died from excited delirium during a physical altercation with her 16-year-old son. She had longstanding alcohol and cannabis use, borderline personality disorder with features of post-traumatic stress related to child…
19y · Female·Hanging
Cody Watson, 19, died by hanging following childhood sexual abuse, family violence, and inadequate trauma-informed care. She disclosed abuse at 15, subsequently developing …
40y · Male·neck compression consequent upon hanging
Ross Campbell, a 40-year-old man with a history of family violence perpetration, alcohol abuse, and undiagnosed mental illness, died by hanging. He had attended a Men's Behavioural Change Progra…
27y · Female·neck compression (suicide by hanging)
…ore her death, Jandy experienced escalating intimate partner violence, fear for her safety, and excessive alcohol consumption (blood alcohol 0.240%). The coroner found Chris's conduct toward her—including documented phy…
33y · Female·hanging
A 33-year-old woman with major depressive disorder and a history of suicide attempts died by hanging five days after discharge from hospital following a car…
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 …
42y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
AT was a 42-year-old secondary school teacher with diagnosed depression, adjustment disorder, and ketamine abuse beginning in 2019. He received inpatient psychiatric treatment in August 2021. On 20 …
70y · Male·aspiration pneumonia due to seizures
70-year-old man with insulin-dependent diabetes, cognitive impairment, depression, alcohol abuse history, and seizure disorder died from aspiration pneumonia following seizures while admitted unde…
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
A 48-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder died from mixed drug toxicity while on voluntary inpatient psychiatric admission. She had undisclosed sig…
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…
20y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, cocaine, etizolam, diazepam, nordiazepam and oxyco…
Ryan Chisholm, a 20-year-old with a history of substance abuse and mental health concerns including anxiety and depression, died from mixed drug toxicity after consuming…
63y · Female·ischaemic heart disease
…e nursing home where she was detained under a Guardianship Board order. She had a long history of chronic alcohol abuse and cognitive impairment. The coroner found no evidence of inadequate care at the nursing home or h…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Troy William Murray, a 34-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by …
25y · Female·injuries sustained by jumping from the Tasman Bridge
A 25-year-old woman with longstanding borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidal ideation, and substance abuse died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge on 4 January 1996.…
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