36y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline)
…anic with chronic pain from a 2014 knee injury died from combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, morphine, amitriptyline). His general practitioner, Dr S., prescribed excessive amounts of multiple medications significantly …
25y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
…ty after consuming multiple prescription medications including oxycodone, codeine, tramadol, diazepam, amitriptyline and zolpidem. She was a 'doctor-shopper' who obtained prescriptions from multiple practitioners withou…
45y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (methadone, amitriptyline, gabapentin, paracetamol)
A 45-year-old male prisoner died in custody from combined drug toxicity after ingesting methadone, amitriptyline, gabapentin and paracetamol. He had a documented history of hoarding and misusing prescribed medicatio…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia caused by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular dis…
Brendan Triffett, aged 40 years with significant acquired brain injury from a past drug overdose, multiple comorbidities including morbid obesity, epilepsy, emphysema and atherosclerotic cardiovascular …
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
… and community health services; and lack of stable housing supports. The finding emphasises that reducing overdose deaths in recently released prisoners requires whole-of-government coordination, enhanced drug treatment …
28y · Female·Complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse (pregabalin…
…lin levels (~56mg/L, toxicologically significant at 20-25mg/L) combined with methadone, oxycodone, and amitriptyline—a combination causing CNS depression. The case highlights systemic failures: pregabalin was not monito…
46y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman found in a bath
…isorder and bipolar affective disorder type 2 died from combined drug toxicity. She had a long history of overdose attempts, often without clear suicidal intent, and was under care of multiple mental health services. Cri…
40y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia due to cardiovascular disease
…ia on 13 March 2018. He had significant medical history including an acquired brain injury from 2004 drug overdose, morbid obesity, cardiovascular disease, and emphysema from smoking. Expert cardiological evidence confir…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity in a woman with coronary artery atherosclerosis
… health issues including DID, and suicidal ideation died from multiple drug toxicity following a morphine overdose. She ingested approximately 800mg of morphine mixture on the morning of 28 September 2009. Her GP, Dr W.,…
37y · Male·mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent
37-year-old Jason Cullen died from mixed drug toxicity with fentanyl as the principal agent. He had chronic idiopathic intracranial hypertension requiring multiple neurosurgeries and was prescribed opioids and benzodiaze…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
…disease. He had a documented history of opioid addiction, multiple emergency presentations for medication overdose, and drug-seeking behaviour managed by his GP and pharmacy services. Despite safeguards (locked medicatio…
30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, amitriptyline, alprazolam, diazepam, oxazepam, n…
Benjamin Appelman, 30, died from mixed drug toxicity in a creek in December 2010. He had engaged in prescription shopping across multiple GPs and pharmacies to obtain benzodiazepines, obtaining 1050 alprazolam, 1540 diaz…
48y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (predominantly methadone)
Amy Rebecca Deane-Johns, aged 48, died from combined drug toxicity predominantly involving methadone that she had taken without knowledge or authorization. She had a long history of mental illness with 18 inpatient admis…
21y · Female·Compression of the neck secondary to hanging
…f her death, she contacted Lifeline crisis support and her former teacher Ms Heale, disclosing medication overdose. Ms Heale called 000 at 5:31 am. The call was triaged as Priority 3 (non-urgent) and referred to ambulanc…
51y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…esistant depression, chronic pain, and suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity. She intentionally overdosed on multiple medications including benzodiazepines, antidepressants, and analgesics. The coroner identifi…
20y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
Laura Kate Muckersie, a 20-year-old female with a history of drug use, died on 30 July 2001 from methylamphetamine toxicity. Her body was found in a storm water drain in Swan View. The coroner conducted an extensive inqu…
72y · Female·Intrathecal toxicity of bupivacaine and morphine
A 72-year-old woman with terminal metastatic parotid cancer died from intrathecal toxicity of bupivacaine and morphine. She was admitted to Ashford Hospital for pain management of pathological pelvic fractures. An intrat…
Unknown·acute fentanyl toxicity; acute oxycodone toxicity; multiple drug toxicity; opioi…
Four adults died from opioid overdoses (fentanyl and oxycodone) in Queensland between 2012–2014. All obtained prescriptions from multiple docto…
44y · Male·Combined drug effect (oxycodone and benzodiazepines)
A 44-year-old man with a history of heroin addiction registered as a drug addict in 2010 died from combined drug effect involving oxycodone and benzodiazepines. Despite being a registered drug addict, he obtained prescri…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
Motor vehicle accident involving 4 deaths on 8 May 2009 at Nambour Connection Road and Blackall Street intersection, Queensland: 5-year-old twins, a 60-year-old female driver, and 43-year-old male driver Anthony Paul Tho…
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