98 results for “polysubstance abuse disorder”
36y · Female·combined effects of baclofen toxicity and blunt head injury
…Key clinical lesson: baclofen toxicity can cause profound CNS depression and seizures, particularly in polysubstance users with psychiatric comorbidity. Prescribing large quantities to vulnerable patients requires caref…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
…nd prescription drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, and was under psychiatric care. After a relationshi…
28y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin and prescribed psychiatric medications)
Priscilla Stephenson, a 28-year-old Aboriginal woman with longstanding mental illness and polysubstance abuse, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin plus prescribed psychiatric medications) shortly after…
48y · Male·Injuries sustained in an explosion
…tained in explosions on his property during a police siege. Sanders had severe mental illness (Delusional Disorder/Schizophrenia), polysubstance abuse, and had rigged his house and farm buildings with explosives. Key cli…
29y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity
…ith complex medical conditions including Crohn's disease, pulmonary embolism, anaemia and schizoaffective disorder, died from multiple drug toxicity in prison. He had been prescribed multiple medications including methad…
27y · Male·Dextromethorphan toxicity
Mr ZJF, a 27-year-old man with a longstanding history of schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and depression, died from dextromethorphan toxicity. He was subject to a Community Treat…
18y · Female·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, amphetamines, benzodiazepines)
… discharged early from a residential rehabilitation program. She had complex trauma history, PTSD, and polysubstance abuse. Following early discharge from the Gippsland Youth Residential Rehabilitation Program on 15 Feb…
30y · Male·neck compression
…e had a history of command auditory hallucinations instructing self-harm, recent suicide attempts, and polysubstance abuse. Despite appropriate clinical management by Forensicare including medication, psychiatric review…
23y · Male·multidrug overdose including tramadol and methadone
Shannon Lees, a 23-year-old with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse, absconded from a mental health rehabilitation unit and died from multidrug overd…
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, buprenorphine and benzodiazepines)
A 33-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder and mental illness died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, buprenorphine, and benzodiaze…
33y · Male·hanging
Brian Dewson, a 33-year-old man with a 12-year history of drug and alcohol abuse, multiple psychiatric assessments (antisocial personality disorder, depression), and prior suicide risk de…
38y · Male·Exsanguination due to penetration of arm veins
… his arm veins. Brennan had a long-standing history of paranoid schizophrenia with fixed delusions and polysubstance abuse. In the months before death, he became non-compliant with psychiatric medication despite treatme…
34y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, methadone, diazepam and risperidone)
…ommunication protocols for welfare checks in supported housing, ensuring intoxication policies address polysubstance interactions, and recognizing that missed doses in opioid-dependent patients significantly increase ov…
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
…on on a Community Treatment Order. He had a 15-year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic polysubstance abuse (marijuana, heroin, amphetamines), and recurrent suicidal ideation with previous attempts. The c…
34y · Male·Neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse, high alcohol intake, and a recent suicide attempt died by hanging six weeks after being admitte…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
Damien Matthew Purnell, a 47-year-old prisoner with a long history of polysubstance abuse and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, collapsed in his cell after smoking synthetic cannabino…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
Elizabeth Ferris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in th…
32y · Male·unascertained; most likely exposure after walking in bushland
…son Marcus Lawson, a 32-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including depression, anxiety, polysubstance use, and previous suicide attempts, disappeared on 11 December 2003, one week after discharge from an …
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Troy William Murray, a 34-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by …
26y · Male·Coronary artery atherosclerosis in the setting of schizoaffective disorder
Matthew Howarth, 26 years old with schizoaffective disorder, died of coronary artery atherosclerosis while an inpatient at a mental health secure care facility. He w…
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