464 results for “substance use history”
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Rajesh Pala, a 34-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic depression, died from mixed drug toxicity f…
49y · Female·Doreen Langham: combination of spleen injury and effects of fire; Gary Hely: eff…
…police failed to adequately protect her. Key failures included: officers not checking interstate criminal history despite Ms Langham disclosing Mr Hely's previous DV with former partners; misunderstanding the law regard…
23y · Male·Stab wounds to the chest and back
Hassan Jeng, a 23-year-old remand prisoner with a history of mental illness and substance use, was fatally stabbed multiple times in his cell at Port Phillip Priso…
30y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity (vecuronium and atropine self-in…
Candice Mackenzie Wallace-Mohlmann, a 30-year-old woman with chronic schizophrenia and substance abuse history, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by self-injection of vecuronium and atropine obtain…
30y · Male·hanging
JC was a 30-year-old with a long history of benzodiazepine dependence and previous psychiatric episodes triggered by withdrawal. He presented to C…
43y · Male·exsanguination from incised wounds to the arms - self inflicted
A 43-year-old man with schizophrenia, PTSD, and methamphetamine use died from exsanguination following self-inflicted incised wounds to both arms. He had been discharged from …
60y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after jumping from 15th storey home unit
William MacKenzie, a 60-year-old with a five-year history of bipolar affective disorder and recent involuntary hospitalization, presented to St. Vincent's Hospital…
36y · Male·Heroin toxicity
A 36-year-old man with a history of homelessness and intravenous heroin use died from heroin toxicity after overdosing in a public toilet …
35y · Male·Hanging
…January 2018 while subject to a Community Corrections Order and facing pending criminal charges. He had a history of depression treated with Pristiq since 2015, but engaged minimally with mental health services despite …
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 (prescribed by his…
38y · Male·electrical injury
Benjamin Van Trigt, a 38-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder, died by electrocution at home on 17 November 2022 while on a Community Treatment Order (CTO). He had experienced multiple psychiatric relapses requirin…
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 synth…
21y · Male·Hanging
…rison found no suicidal ideation, though a referral to prison mental health services was made due to ADHD history. He subsequently declined mental health engagement. No clinical or custodial staff had any indication he …
18y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…nd prisoner at Hakea Prison, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) on 4 April 2003. He had a history of self-harm, drug-induced psychosis, violent offences against his de facto partner, and was deeply conce…
35y · Male·Clozapine toxicity
A 35-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia and alcohol use disorder died from clozapine toxicity while residing at a non-clinical peer recovery facility. He presented…
39y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, benzodiazepines, olanzapine, zopiclone)
Jason Hosier, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health and substance use history, died from mixed drug toxicity following discharge from Sunshine Hospital. He was subject to…
41y · Female·neck compression
…pression between 12-14 February 2016. She was in a relationship with LM, who had paranoid schizophrenia, substance abuse issues, and a history of violence. Following a family violence incident on 17 January 2016 where L…
39y · Male·Complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction
A 39-year-old man with schizo-affective illness, hepatic cirrhosis, and substance abuse history died from complications of large bowel pseudo-obstruction with aspiration pneumonia. He ha…
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
…ately 6 weeks after discharge from psychiatric admission on a Community Treatment Order. He had a 15-year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic polysubstance abuse (marijuana, heroin, amphetamines), and rec…
34y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy; Heroin toxicity
A 34-year-old man with a history of heroin abuse died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy following heroin toxicity after injecting in a…
AI-generated summary and tagging — may contain inaccuracies; refer to original finding for legal purposes. Report an inaccuracy.