845 results for “substance use”
33y · Male·ketoacidosis, likely alcoholic ketoacidosis
…on facility in Hobart. He had a long history of schizophrenia, involuntary mental health admissions, and substance misuse. In the weeks before death, he exhibited concerning behaviours including drug manufacturing, diso…
37y · Male·smoke inhalation
…munity mental health services on a Community Treatment Order, died from smoke inhalation in an accidental house fire. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.230-0.238% (nearly five times the legal driving limit) and cannabis…
21y · Male·Unascertained causes
…ive police investigation and multiple proof-of-life checks over decades, his body was never found and the cause and circumstances of death remain unascertained. Several theories emerged including possible homicide by tw…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…cribed high-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 …
26y · Male·Drug toxicity (1,4 butanediol, gamma hydroxybutyrate, methylamphetamine, cocaine…
…caine, novel benzodiazepines (bromazolam, flubromazepam), nordiazepam, and ketamine. He had a history of substance use disorder since age 16, successfully completed rehabilitation in May 2022, but relapsed after an over…
28y · Male·Multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorbik…
…essants (benzodiazepines, opioids, antidepressants). Key clinical lessons: (1) Mr Tyrrell had documented substance use disorder with clear drug-seeking behaviour recognised by most treating doctors; (2) prescribing of m…
59y · Male·Unascertained
Louis Naumovski, a 59-year-old man with a long history of substance use disorder, chronic pain, depression, and multiple suicide attempts, was found deceased at his home af…
38y · Male·Unascertained; death in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Rottnest Island
…ther than suicide. Clinical lessons include recognising the vulnerability of individuals with concurrent substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and acute intoxication, and the importance of risk assessment a…
19y · Male·Injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision (driver)
… hallucinogenic impairment causing distorted vision and impaired judgment, excessive speed, and no seatbelt use. No mechanical faults were identified. The coroner noted the behavioural effects of psilocybin—including di…
0y · Male·Severe acute dehydration and acute malnutrition
…al, insufficient emphasis on interstate child protection history, and inadequate practice frameworks for substance-misusing parents.
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin)
…wledge. His GP prescribed tramadol, pregabalin, clonazepam, and quetiapine, unaware of concurrent methadone use or his partner's contributions to his medication supply. Clinical lessons include: GPs must actively assess…
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)…
33y · Male·unascertained
Dean Jenkins, a 33-year-old with a history of drug use, disappeared on 24 August 2016 after being observed acting paranoid and erratically while substance-affecte…
26y · Male·unascertained; suspected suicide by firearm
…, aged 26, disappeared on 14 January 2012 from his family farm in regional Victoria. He had a history of substance abuse (heroin, OxyContin, cannabis) from age 21 and severe mental illness from 2009, including paranoid …
0y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome or asphyxiation due to co-sleeping or overlaying
…0am; the baby was discovered head-down beside the bed at 6:30am. Autopsy could not conclusively determine cause of death but indicated probable SIDS or asphyxiation from co-sleeping/overlay. Clinical lessons include: re…
27y · Female·mixed methadone and alcohol intoxication
Susan Patterson, a 27-year-old Aboriginal woman with a history of alcohol and polysubstance use, died from mixed methadone and alcohol intoxication. She consumed an unknown substance from a brown …
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. De…
51y · Female·undetermined - either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease
…ally lethal citalopram level, and autopsy showed significant atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The cause of death was undetermined, as either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease could have been fatal. …
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
…g toxicity while on voluntary inpatient psychiatric admission. She had undisclosed significant illicit drug use, which was not identified during initial assessment. During day leave on 23 April 2023, she obtained drugs …
39y · Female·MJU: stab wounds to the neck and chest; KJH: stab wounds to the back
…H once. Despite MJU calling emergency services at 12:40pm reporting CTH's hallucinations, paranoia and drug use, paramedics and police assessed him as not meeting Mental Health Act thresholds for involuntary admission. …
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