84 results for “substance use disorder”
33y · Female·heroin toxicity
… had also consumed substantial alcohol (BAC 0.129) in the hours before. The deceased had relapsed to heroin use after three months abstinence, and was receiving methadone. The coroner noted concerning initial police pra…
44y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury secondary to heroin and alcohol toxicity
A 44-year-old male died from hypoxic brain injury caused by heroin and alcohol toxicity following an overdose. He had a history of depression, financial difficulti…
38y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity including metonitazene
A 38-year-old man with a long history of substance use, depression, anxiety and ADHD died from mixed drug toxicity involving metonitazene. He believed he w…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury caused by cardiac arrest due to unintentional drug poisonin…
A 43-year-old man with long-standing opioid use disorder and polysubstance dependence died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by dru…
39y · Female·drowning associated with drug toxicity
…epression and drowsiness. The deceased had a documented history of prescription and non-prescription drug abuse, and her doctor had previously ceased prescribing temazepam due to concerns about addiction. The clinical l…
36y · Male·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methamphetamine
A 36-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and methamphetamine. He was recently released on parole and …
35y · Male·Combined effects of positional asphyxiation and intoxication
A 35-year-old man with severe alcohol use disorder died from positional asphyxiation while intoxicated. With a blood alcohol level of 0.293 g/100mL, …
26y · Male·acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity
AAB, a 26-year-old man with a history of substance abuse and mental health issues, died from acute cocaine and alcohol toxicity while in police custody. He…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
…aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol dependence, with multiple prior suicide attempts. On 9 June 2019, after consuming hidden alc…
31y · Male·accidental overdose of fentanyl
… times more potent than morphine with a narrow therapeutic margin; the high-risk population for fentanyl misuse (males aged 30-39); and extraction from transdermal patches represents a common fatal administration method…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
Trent Ian Johnston, a 40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, diazepam,…
42y · Female·Unascertained; possibly mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine) or sm…
Tracey Ellen Knowles, aged 42, was found deceased in a vehicle on 19 July 2021 from an unascertained cause. She had a history of heroin use and experienced family violence. Police misidentified her as the 'predomin…
30y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity in the setting of a stabbing
Shane Ronald Dennis Brown, a 30-year-old man with a long history of methamphetamine use, died on 20 April 2021 following a physical altercation at a residential address in Melton, Victoria. Autop…
24y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained when struck by vehicle while lying on roadway
…icantly intoxicated with blood alcohol levels of 0.32 g/100mL. Hospital records documented severe alcohol abuse with six presentations to emergency departments over two months prior to death, with blood alcohol levels r…
57y · Male·Severe coronary artery disease. It is likely that Kevin's use of inhalants in cu…
…le in custody at Cessnock Correctional Centre. The coroner found the care received for his chronic inhalant use disorder was grossly inadequate. Clinical lessons include: (1) abnormal ECG results require timely speciali…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance abuse history died from mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone 0.7 mg/L, tramadol, benzodiazepines,…
24y · Female·unascertained
Karina Bell, 24, was found dead in an alleyway in October 2011. The medical cause of death remained unascertained despite full autopsy, toxicology, and investigation. Post-mortem findings s…
27y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
A 27-year-old woman under the influence of alcohol and methylamphetamine deliberately drove her van head-on into oncoming traffic on Forrest Highway, resulting in her death. Police had attempted to intercept her for dang…
24y · Male·cardio-respiratory arrest due to multi-drug toxicity
Hugh Lisle, a 24-year-old man with severe chronic arthritis, depression, polysubstance addiction and gambling disorder, died in a private psychiatric facility after admission for substance wi…
46y · Male·Ethanol (alcohol) and prescription drug toxicity
…concluded that the combination of central nervous system depressants (alcohol and prescribed medications) caused fatal toxicity. Despite regular medical treatment and counselling for alcohol addiction since 2003, the de…
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