51 results for “substance use disorder (polysubstance abuse)”
54y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, cannabis, and prescription medications…
…and prescription medications including antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. She had complex mental health disorders, acquired brain injury, and longstanding substance abuse history. While under a Community Treatment Orde…
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, …
44y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
…d alcohol level of 0.572g/100ml (above the lethal threshold of 0.4g/100ml), combined with methylamphetamine use. He had a longstanding alcohol use disorder with multiple prior detoxification admissions that ended premat…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…nds after police responded to a domestic violence call. Lewis had a history of brain injury from age 11, substance abuse, mental health issues including PTSD and drug-induced psychosis, and was prescribed antipsychotics…
23y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…MA at Crown Casino. She had a complex psychiatric history including major depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance abuse, with multiple prior suicide attempts. She was discharged from Youth Mood Clinic on 7 June 2018 af…
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…
33y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, methadone)
Shane Hubezak, aged 33, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, alprazolam (Xanax), methadone, and cannabis. On 25 July 2010, he was arrested following a police pursuit and motor vehicle collision. He was tran…
24y · Female·Ligature compression injury to the neck (hanging)
Kirsty Anne Slater, a 24-year-old woman with extensive mental illness and substance abuse history, was found hanging from a tree in a park on 19 April 2006, nine days after absconding from…
36y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorder died by ligature while an involuntary inpatient in a …
29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion
Shane Flanders, a 29-year-old man with a complex psychiatric history including personality disorder, substance abuse, previous suicide attempt, and drug-induced psychosis, disappeared on 28 January 2016 af…
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 cannabinoid…
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
… 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 cor…
24y · Male·Haemorrhagic shock in the setting of a sharp force injury to the left arm
…aemorrhagic shock following a sharp force injury to his left arm while intoxicated with multiple illicit substances. He presented to the ED three times within 24 hours (4-5 September 2020) following police apprehension …
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…
35y · Male·Fentanyl toxicity
…sed, particularly overnight when staff failed to conduct required two-hourly checks. He had a history of substance abuse, drug-seeking behaviour, and multiple medications. While his GP appropriately prescribed Fentanyl …
36y · Male·Combined effects of trihexyphenidyl (benzhexol) toxicity, amphetamine-type stimu…
A 36-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, substance abuse issues, and undiagnosed cardiomyopathy died from combined toxicity of benzhexol (prescri…
27y · Male·Gabriella: Multiple stab wounds; Tafari: Gunshot injuries to the head and abdome…
…ortunity to intervene. Critical clinical and system factors in Tafari's case (22 years old, mental health disorder, substance misuse) were inadequately managed: he admitted drug use on parole but was not subjected to man…
36y · Male·Hanging
A 36-year-old male prisoner with complex psychiatric history, substance use disorder, and recent cancer diagnosis died by hanging in prison. Recent mental health assessments (w…
Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…
…ighlights gaps in medical-police communication regarding driver fitness and over-medication risks in polysubstance-using patients with psychiatric conditions.
48y · Male·gunshot wound to chest
…s against police, but identified Peter's untreated mental health conditions (PTSD, borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidality), substance use, and easy access to a realistic gel blaster as contributing factors.…
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