157 results for “chronic alcohol abuse”
34y · Male·multiple injuries
…s Hospital on 31 October 2013 following treatment for a relapse of schizophrenia precipitated by substance abuse. His mother had died in mid-2013, a significant psychosocial stressor. Community follow-up by Osborne Park…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression,…
61y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, promethazine) with aspira…
A 61-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, dilated cardiomyopathy and cirrhosis died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, d…
51y · Male·Blunt head injury sustained in the circumstances of a seizure
John Jansen, a 51-year-old man with poorly controlled epilepsy and chronic alcoholism, died from blunt head injury sustained during a seizure in his home. He had not taken his anti…
56y · Female·Blunt head injury, with hyoid bone fracture being a significant condition contri…
Deborah Spencer, a 56-year-old woman with a history of heavy alcohol use and previous falls, died from blunt head injury with hyoid bone fracture. She was found unconscious n…
70y · Male·chronic obstructive lung disease with emphysema on a background of advanced vasc…
Raymond Abbott, a 70-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, vascular dementia, opioid addiction and alcohol abuse, died of …
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. She pres…
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…
39y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Phillip Buckley, 39, died from combined drug toxicity involving oxycontin, diazepam, alcohol and venlafaxine. He had been prescribed high-dose oxycontin (40-80mg daily) and diazepam by his GP Dr C. …
59y · Male·Chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection with c…
Martin Norman Wright, aged 59, died in Yatala Labour Prison on 26 August 2015 from chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection, with contributing ischaemic heart dise…
66y · Male·carbon monoxide poisoning due to inhalation of exhaust gases from a lawn mower
Paul William Green, a 66-year-old retired engineer with longstanding depression, anxiety, PTSD, and chronic alcohol abuse, died by intentional carbon monoxide poisoning from a lawn mower exhaust. He had a prior su…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…uly 2018 in Cranbourne North, Victoria. Eckersley was prescribed high-dose tramadol (700-800mg daily) for chronic pain over 22 months by his GP without documented substance abuse assessment, despite documented history o…
32y · Male·Ligature Compression of Neck (Hanging)
…Australia. He was on remand awaiting trial for sexual assault charges. Wesley had a documented history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic alcohol abuse, and extensive incarceration. The coroner found his death w…
52y · Female·stab wound to the chest
…de previous suicide attempts. The inquest concluded she intended her own death while severely distressed, alcohol-affected, and depressed. Key clinical lessons include: the importance of recognizing escalating self-harm…
46y · Male·Undetermined
…W. His cause and manner of death remain undetermined due to advanced decomposition. Dean had a history of alcohol abuse, cannabis use, social isolation, and psychological distress following multiple losses (grandmother'…
46y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
46-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and chronic suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity involving clozapine (prescribed to her roommate), olanzap…
45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…
…estrained. He had pre-existing methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy, hypertensive heart disease, and chronic emphysematous lung disease. The physical exertion of resisting restraint triggered a fatal cardiac arrhyt…
54y · Male·Decompensated liver failure complicating advanced cirrhosis on a background of c…
Shane Reginald Lockley, aged 54, died from decompensated liver failure due to advanced cirrhosis and chronic alcohol dependence. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, intellectual impairment, and was under guardi…
42y · Male·Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Calvin Wayne Bee, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol abuse, died from sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) while in police custody in Normanton…
79y · Male·advanced dementia, atherosclerotic and hypertensive cerebrovascular disease, and…
…79, died of advanced dementia complicated by atherosclerotic and hypertensive cerebrovascular disease and alcoholism at the Roy Fagan Centre in October 2019. He had lived a peripatetic lifestyle characterised by alcohol…
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