173 results for “cannabis abuse disorder”
26y · Male·.357 magnum gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
… testimony. The GP had prescribed benzodiazepines which may have disinhibited behavior when combined with cannabis use. A maintenance antipsychotic regimen should have been established earlier when the pattern of recurre…
Unknown·Four deaths: three by self-inflicted hanging, one by multiple injuries from fall
… (three cases) and by falling from a power pole (one case). The inquest identified widespread alcohol and cannabis abuse, domestic violence, cultural dislocation, and lack of employment opportunities as underlying contri…
27y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of hanging
Jamie Kowalewsky, a 27-year-old with long-standing mental health issues including depression, substance abuse (ICE and cannabis), and previous suicide attempt, was voluntarily admitted to a low dependency psychiatric…
36y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
…Douglas Gifford, aged 36, died by hanging while on home detention bail. He had a long history of substance abuse (methamphetamine, opioids), mental health issues including borderline personality disorder, childhood sexu…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motorcycle crash
… at a roundabout. He had developed severe crystal methylamphetamine addiction within 6 months, also using cannabis. Toxicology showed methylamphetamine and cannabis present at levels consistent with recreational use but …
37y · Male·self-inflicted stab wound to the chest
… history of mental health difficulties, personality dysfunction stemming from severe childhood neglect and abuse, chronic anxiety, substance use, and repeated self-harm. Medical care provided was appropriate; his psychi…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
… 41-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2…
19y · Male·unable to be determined
…year-old with a history of severe mental illness, traumatic brain injury, suicidal ideation, and substance abuse, disappeared on 9 October 2016 from North Hobart. The coroner determined he is deceased but could not esta…
17y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity (heroin, alprazolam and diazepam)
A 17-year-old female with complex mental health and substance use disorders died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, and diazepam) following release from youth detenti…
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
…om inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and butane) recorded by Prison Health Services during his August 2011 custody, but thi…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Lesley Margaret Cu…
Heather Glendinning, severely mentally ill with chronic paranoid delusions exacerbated by cannabis abuse and stress from family court proceedings, killed her daughters Jane and Jessica on 5 December 2011,…
48y · Male·Injuries sustained in an explosion
…tained in explosions on his property during a police siege. Sanders had severe mental illness (Delusional Disorder/Schizophrenia), polysubstance abuse, and had rigged his house and farm buildings with explosives. Key cli…
28y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Luke Isaac Forkin, a 28-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse and mental health issues, died by suicide while absent without leave from Graylands Hospital. He had been …
22y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating hanging
Christopher Ritson, a 22-year-old with severe alcohol and polysubstance dependence (ICE, cannabis), depression, anxiety and social phobia, died by suicide via hanging on 17 March 2020, four days after di…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin)
…s contributions to his medication supply. Clinical lessons include: GPs must actively assess for substance abuse history, implement comprehensive medication reviews including all sources (prescribed, shared, and illicit…
41y · Male·unknown
…hony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions between 200…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
…nt 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, paracet…
36y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (suicide by hanging)
A 36-year-old Aboriginal man with cluster B personality disorder, substance abuse, and chronic self-harm risk died by ligature suicide in prison 2 hours after admission. …
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
…amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP Dr H. for 17 years. Critical clinical lessons include: inadequate med…
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…
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