533 results for “methamphetamine use”
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
…es before his death. The coroner found the death likely accidental overdose in context of longstanding drug use, complicated by emerging public health risks from counterfeit benzodiazepine products and novel psychoactiv…
36y · Male·injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision as a motorcyclist
Nicholas Barry Carr, a 36-year-old motorcyclist, died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision on 23 August 2015. He had recently been diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation and was experiencing seizure…
17y · Female·Hanging
…licted but occurred in the context of significant domestic violence involving verbal threats and physical abuse. The inquest identified critical failings in the police investigation: the decision not to arrest Rosewarne…
15y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to multiple drug toxicity
…d from accidental overdose of heroin and methylamphetamine (speedballing) in her bedroom while a known drug user was present. She had complex trauma from childhood abuse, a history of drug use and absconding, and was aw…
18y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision
An 18-year-old Aboriginal woman died from multiple injuries following a high-speed police pursuit. She was a passenger in a stolen utility driven by her cousin, who was attempting to evade police following a robbery. The…
56y · Male·complications of metastatic colorectal carcinoma
…erted to higher priority emergencies. The coroner found no evidence the death was preventable, as Victor refused hospital transport when contact was made, and his prognosis was poor given advanced undiagnosed cancer. Ho…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
…ngaged with mental health services following a suicide attempt in June 2021 and was referred to substance abuse treatment services (STAR), which he initially engaged with but subsequently disengaged after several sessio…
33y · Male·Gunshot injury to the anterior trunk (chest and upper abdomen)
…ad deteriorated significantly over preceding days despite engagement with mental health services; he had refused voluntary hospital admission despite his mother's concerns. When police attended, Jack emerged from his re…
33y · Female·Incised injuries to the neck
Dannyll Ann Goodsell, 33 years old, was murdered by her intimate partner Scott Cameron through multiple incised injuries to the neck causing exsanguination. Ms Goodsell had disclosed to friends that she was scared of Mr …
37y · Male·Sergeant Huitson: gunshot wound to chest and abdomen; Ansell: multiple gunshot w…
…August 1999 where Rodney Ansell, a man suffering from deteriorating mental health and chronic amphetamine abuse, opened fire on the Stuart Highway killing Sergeant Glen Huitson and wounding three civilians. Ansell had d…
0y · Male·Severe acute dehydration and acute malnutrition
An eight-month-old boy died from severe acute dehydration and malnutrition after receiving no or minimal fluid or food intake during a three-day drug binge by his mother and her partner. Child Safety was involved with th…
39y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) with contribut…
Kevin Thomas Maloney, a 39-year-old man with complex mental health conditions and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, venlafaxine, alprazolam, pregabalin) while residing in a s…
39y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, oxazepam, carbamazepine, levetirace…
…ess suitability for unsupervised dosing, and failure to detect or act on evidence of methadone injection misuse. The prescribing GP failed to implement planned benzodiazepine tapering and continued takeaway dosing despi…
Unknown·Troy Monson: asphyxia due to partially suspended hanging using seatbelt; Robin M…
This inquest examined three deaths in Tasmanian custody: Troy Monson (asphyxiation in prison van during transport in June 2015), Robin Michael (hanging in prison cell June 2015), and Scott Mitchell (cardiac arrhythmia fr…
26y · Male·shotgun wound of the chest
…heir duty to guard Scott and exercise basic security vigilance, though the escape itself did not directly cause his death.
39y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia following violent exertion necessitating physical restraint i…
39-year-old Chad Riley died from cardiac arrhythmia following violent exertion during physical restraint. He presented to hospital intoxicated with methylamphetamine, exhibiting drug-induced psychosis with agitation and …
37y · Male·Acute external and internal blood loss from single stab wound to upper left ches…
…approved until 28 October 2016, after non-compliance evident since May 2016); inadequate monitoring of drug use and compliance; and failure to activate intervention steps when required. While MWJ's death occurred during…
32y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity
Joshua Steven Kerr, a 32-year-old Aboriginal man with intellectual disability and substance use disorder, died from methylamphetamine toxicity on 10 August 2022 at Port Phillip Prison. After lighting a f…
1y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown c…
…22-month-old boy died from global cerebral ischaemic injury following cardiorespiratory arrest of unknown cause in the setting of detected methylamphetamine exposure. He had multiple healing traumatic injuries (rib frac…
0y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
… before labour, likely by drinking from a contaminated bottle at a residence where illicit drugs were being used. The drug crossed the placenta in lethal concentrations. Initial clinical management was appropriate—the b…
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