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173 results for cannabis abuse disorder

VIChome2019-09-26

Finding into death of Mark Richard Mennie

52y · Male·Effects of fire

A 52-year-old man with chronic substance abuse, anxiety, depression, benzodiazepine dependence and hepatitis C died in a deliberately lit house fire. He …

oxazepam
NSWhospital2017-08-22

Inquest into the death of Tyson MATTHEWS

30y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging

…thews, a 30-year-old man with long-standing mental illness (psychosis, depression, antisocial personality disorder) and substance abuse, died by hanging four days after presenting to a psychiatric emergency centre with s…

psychiatryemergency medicinepaliperidone
VIChome2011-03-08

Finding into death of Shane Stephen Hubezak

33y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, methadone)

…e Hubezak, aged 33, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, alprazolam (Xanax), methadone, and cannabis. On 25 July 2010, he was arrested following a police pursuit and motor vehicle collision. He was transpor…

heroin
WAhome2018-06-27

Inquest into the Death of Brook Damian CAIN

39y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)

A 39-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse died by suicide following arrest for criminal damage. While treated under a Community…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemquetiapine
VIChospital2017-12-14

Finding into death of Craig Michael Akerblom

31y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury secondary to hanging

Craig Akerblom, a 31-year-old man with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and selective eating disorder, died by hanging resulting in hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury. He had been u…

general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemvenlafaxine
VICmental health2014-11-17

Finding into death of Justin Peter Foster

40y · Male·unascertained

Justin Foster, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, chronic back pain, and substance abuse history, died suddenly in a psychiatric inpatient unit (Upton Hou…

psychiatryforensic medicinecommunicationdiazepam
VIChome2022-08-26

Finding into death of David Patrick Hardisty

32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance abuse history died from mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone 0.7 mg/L, tramadol, benzodiazepines,…

emergency medicineparamedicinecommunicationdiagnosticoxycodone
QLDcommunity2016-05-03

Foster, Troy Martin

32y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk

…ter, a 32-year-old man with intellectual impairment, mild cognitive disability, and a history of substance abuse and violence, died following a police shooting. On 24 November 2014, he was detained under a Mental Health…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
VIChome2023-10-12

Finding into death of Amanda Jane Harris

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…

general practicepain medicinemedicationcommunicationtramadol
TAScommunity2018-05-28

Coroner's Finding: Jarman, Andrew John

35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging

…ew John Jarman, a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains were not discovered until October 2016 in Warrawee Res…

psychiatryaddiction medicine
WAhome2022-04-13

Inquest into the Death of Boris DRLESKI

45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity

…is Drleski, a 45-year-old with treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed in…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemzuclopenthixol decanoate
TAShome2018-07-06

Coroner's Finding: Godley, David Geoffrey

30y · Male·Exsanguination due to self-inflicted multiple stab and incised wounds

…to stop him. The coroner found no preventable clinical failures but noted the significant role of chronic cannabis use from adolescence and methamphetamine use in precipitating and exacerbating his psychotic illness, cul…

psychiatryemergency medicinedelaymethamphetamine
VIChome2017-02-17

Finding into death of James Peter Berias

34y · Male·Stab wound to the chest

…xt of a turbulent relationship characterised by mutual physical violence, recent separation, and substance abuse (methylamphetamine use by both parties). The partner had escalating mental health concerns with paranoia, …

general practicepsychiatrymethamphetamine
TAShospital1996-10-01

Coroner's Finding: Muller Shar Marie

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.…

psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemflunitrazepam
NSWhome2019-10-18

Inquest into the death of Aron MYERS

45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…

…ing risk of arrhythmias. In community settings, clinicians managing patients with schizophrenia, substance abuse, and aggressive behaviour should be aware of concurrent cardiac risks. Early psychiatric intervention and …

psychiatrycardiologymethamphetamine
VIC2026-02-03

Finding into death of Jacqueline Courtenay Hunter Pringle

23y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height

…own Casino. She had a complex psychiatric history including major depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance abuse, with multiple prior suicide attempts. She was discharged from Youth Mood Clinic on 7 June 2018 after her …

psychiatrypsychologycommunicationdiagnosticalcohol
VIChome2025-05-23

Finding into death of Shirley Annette Kidd

67y · Female·Head injuries

Shirley Kidd, aged 67, died from head injuries inflicted by her grandson Hayden during a cannabis-induced psychosis. Hayden had experienced severe childhood abuse by his stepfather and subsequently devel…

psychiatrygeneral practicesystemcannabis
WAcommunity2018-07-12

Inquest into the Death of Shane Christopher FLANDERS

29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion

Shane Flanders, a 29-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including personality disorder, substance abuse, previous suicide attempt, and drug-induced psychosis, disappeared on 28 January 2016 af…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationdextroamphetamine
NSWcommunity2017-10-25

Inquest into the death of KE

36y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head

KE was a 36-year-old with longstanding psychiatric history including borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, and multiple previous self-harm incidents. He was on bail with a residential condition …

psychiatryemergency medicinealcohol
TAS2020-02-28

Coroner's Finding: Reid, Lena Kathleen

27y · Female·multiple injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision

Ms Reid, aged 27, died in a head-on motor vehicle collision while driving under the influence of cannabis and methylamphetamine. She had injected methylamphetamine and smoked cannabis at a friend's home hours be…

methamphetamine
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