31 results for “tramadol addiction”
Christopher Salib: ischaemic heart disease with multiple prescription drug toxic…
This landmark inquest examined three deaths involving prescription drug toxicity: Christopher Salib (24, ischaemic heart disease with drug toxicity), Nathan Attard (34, multi-drug toxicity), and Shamsad Akhtar (35, multi…
16y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol, alprazolam and desmethylvenlaf…
…disorder, factitious disorder, and opioid use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, tramadol, alprazolam, desmethylvenlafaxine) after obtaining prescriptions from 31 different doctors over 12 months…
47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use
… prescribed without documented risk assessment; (2) High-dose diazepam (prescribed off-label for 'opiate addiction') was dispensed excessively while clinical notes documented benzodiazepine dependence and drug-seeking b…
29y · Female·Invasive aspergillosis
A 29-year-old registered nurse with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) died from invasive aspergillosis. Dr G. prescribed lamotrigine 100 mg daily (double the recommended initial dose of 50 mg) on first consultation with…
26y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Alissa Campbell, aged 26, died from accidental drug overdose caused by multiple prescription medications—predominantly codeine and doxepin in combination with benzodiazepines. She had accessed prescription drugs from at …
24y · Male·bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity
Matthew Neil Hardy Tonkin was a 24-year-old Australian Army veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain who died from bronchopneumonia complicating oxycodone toxicity. He engaged in prescription shopping…
4y · Male·Oxycodone toxicity from ingestion of 80mg OxyContin tablet
…sing, and risk to the children. Key lessons: mandatory supervised medication management for parents with addiction; stronger child protection protocols when families avoid contact; medical practitioners should refer dep…
69y · Female·Multiple stab wounds
Caroline Willis, aged 69, was fatally stabbed by her son Jamie in May 2018, two hours after he was served with a Family Violence Intervention Order (FVIO). The death was homicidal and occurred within a context of escalat…
31y · Female·Pressure applied to neck (asphyxia); not ascertained due to advanced post-mortem…
A 31-year-old First Nations woman was killed by her partner during intimate partner violence. She was pregnant at the time of death. Despite multiple contacts with police, court services, employment agencies, and domesti…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
Steven Claude Freeman, a 25-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity on 27 May 2016, while incarcerated at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. He was assessed as opioi…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vulnerable person with acquired …
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