71 results for “methamphetamine dependence”
31y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
A 31-year-old woman with long-standing opioid dependence enrolled in the Queensland Opioid Treatment Program died from mixed drug toxicity, with toxic levels of …
40y · Male·hypothermia
Nathan Booth, a 40-year-old Aboriginal man with opioid addiction, was reported missing on 2 September 2019 after last being seen on 27 June 2019 when he obtained his methadone dose at Canberra Hospital. His body was foun…
37y · Male·Cardiomegaly giving rise to lethal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of drug tox…
…toxification requiring four-hourly clinical observations after assessment for withdrawal from heroin, methamphetamine and benzodiazepines. Critical failures occurred: nursing staff did not read clinical notes containing…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
…se services (SK had to navigate separate systems), the challenge of managing patients with polysubstance dependence who disengage from treatment without clear reason, and the need for comprehensive safety planning regard…
32y · Male·Multidrug overdose
A 32-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse, schizoaffective disorder, and chronic pain died from multidrug overdose at home. He had obtained fentanyl, clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, and other drugs from mu…
0y · Male·Sudden infant death syndrome category II (SIDS) - accidental asphyxiation due to…
…year history of heroin addiction (on methadone maintenance), who tested positive for amphetamines and methamphetamine postnatally. The Department of Child Safety failed to adequately assess serious risk factors identifi…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
…f-label for 'opiate addiction') was dispensed excessively while clinical notes documented benzodiazepine dependence and drug-seeking behaviour; (3) Benzodiazepines potentiate methadone's respiratory depression; (4) Exten…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
Raymond John Flaherty, a 57-year-old Wurundjeri man with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, prescribed diazepam, unprescribed benzodiaze…
42y · Male·heroin and methylamphetamine toxicity
Simon Miles, a 42-year-old First Nations man with severe heroin and methylamphetamine dependence, died from accidental drug overdose while on Stage 2.5 of the Compulsory Drug Treatment Program (CDTP). …
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Shae Paszkiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscious following opioi…
44y · Male·Hanging
…n a prison cell two days after reception. Despite disclosing a history of depression and recent heavy methamphetamine use, he was not prescribed his usual escitalopram medication, was placed in a cell with numerous hang…
41y · Male·unknown
…e risks despite chronic substance use and aggression. He had poor medication compliance, escalating drug dependence, and episodes of violence. Clinical lessons include: psychiatric patients with dual diagnosis (mental il…
15y · Male·Combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity
T, a 15-year-old boy subject to a Care by Secretary Order, died from combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity on 24 November 2019. He had experienced multiple placement instability (over 20 placements i…
39y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, oxazepam, carbamazepine, levetirace…
A 39-year-old man with epilepsy and opioid dependence died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam), antiepilepti…
28y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine) with cardiore…
…th longstanding mental health and substance abuse problems, died from multiple drug toxicity (GHB and methamphetamine) with aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy. He had been discharged from the Adul…
33y · Male·hanging
Russell Zaska, a 33-year-old man with a complex mental health history including probable methamphetamine dependence and recurrent drug-induced psychosis, died by hanging in custody at the Metropolitan Reman…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior…
35y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
Daniel Thomas, aged 35, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a police siege. He had a history of substance-induced psychosis from ice use, with multiple psychiatric admissions in 2015-2016. Following discharge…
23y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic brain damage due to self-inflicted hanging with intention of t…
Brontë Haskins, aged 23, died by suicide via hanging on 18 February 2020, three days after her release from custody on bail. The inquest identified multiple systemic failures in supervision, assessment, and coordination …
33y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine use
Jasmynd Gibbs, a 33-year-old First Nations man, died from complications of methylamphetamine use while on supervised parole in May 2021, less than two months after release. He had complex needs including mental health di…
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