313 results for “drug addiction”
33y · Female·hanging
…er home while subject to home detention and bail conditions. She had a 5-year history of methamphetamine addiction, previous suicide attempts (2007/2008 and December 2016), and was under stress from child custody disput…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, benzodiazepine and others)
Samuel Morrison, 24, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, benzodiazepines and other substances. He had a long history of depression, anxie…
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs causing central nervous system depression…
Paul Fennessy, a 21-year-old with polysubstance addiction and mental health issues, died from positional asphyxia following a drug overdose on 6 January 2010. He …
32y · Female·Combined drug (alprazolam and methadone) toxicity
…ebecca Jayne Eirth, 32, died from combined alprazolam and methadone toxicity following injection of illicit drugs at her supported housing residence. She had a longstanding history of substance use disorder, commencing i…
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old de-registered doctor died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two gene…
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 requirin…
33y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity; antecedent causes being the physiological effects of…
A 33-year-old man with methamphetamine addiction and possible schizophrenia attended the ED seeking help while acutely intoxicated, psychotic and sleep-d…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam)
James, aged 24, died from combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) following intentional overdose. He had engaged in prescription shopping ac…
19y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone and diazepam)
A 19-year-old male died from mixed drug toxicity following ingestion of illicit methadone and diazepam. He was a regular user of illicit substances…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
Jonas Jvirblis, a 23-year-old PhD student, died from combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in the setting of sarcoidosis. He had a long…
31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin
LP, a 31-year-old man with depression, severe anxiety, and substance use disorder, died from multidrug overdose including heroin. He had long-standing benzodiazepine (Xanax) abuse since his late teens, complica…
48y · Male·unascertained
…ia and thought disorder, requiring psychiatric admission in March 2018. Despite recommended engagement with drug and alcohol services post-discharge, he did not follow up. His last confirmed sighting was 24 April 2018. E…
33y · Female·heroin toxicity
Yvette Havet, a 33-year-old woman recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, died of heroin toxicity in May 2007. The coroner found that her fiancé administered the lethal i…
50y · Female·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydr…
A 50-year-old woman with chronic pain from a work-related back injury died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone, amitriptyline, diazepam, diphenhydramine, paracetamol). She had long-standing opioid d…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin)
Jayden Kain Wright, a 24-year-old Aboriginal man, died from combined drug toxicity involving clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, and pregabalin. Following a motor vehicle col…
47y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (pregabalin, oxycodone and mirtazapine)
A 47-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity involving pregabalin, oxycodone, and mirtazapine. She had chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, a…
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
… O'Brien, a 22-year-old with acquired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight substances including prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and unprescribed ketamin…
44y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Michael Allan Steer, aged 44, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting excess prescription medication (quetiapine, codeine, diazepam, fluoxetine). He had…
53y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity
…luding depression, OCD, substance abuse disorder, and chronic non-cancer pain, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving venlafaxine, methadone, amitriptyline, quetiapine, and diazepam. Her treating psychiatri…
39y · Male·Haemorrhage from right groin wound
A 39-year-old man with extensive intravenous drug use history died from haemorrhage following rupture of a femoral artery aneurysm during a groin injection a…
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