415 results for “drug abuse”
31y · Male·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, 3-fluoro…
Benjamin Ralston, 31-year-old, died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity involving heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, and 3-fluoromethamphetamine (3-FA). He was found …
51y · Female·Unintentional prescription drug poisoning due to central nervous system depressi…
…oman with chronic pain, depression, and longstanding medication misuse died from unintentional prescription drug poisoning. She had been prescribed high-risk combinations of opioids and benzodiazepines over many years, w…
22y · Female·aspiration of gastric content due to drug abuse
…manda Crowston, 22 years old, died from aspiration of gastric contents after a weekend of heavy alcohol and drug use (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, MDMA, cannabis). She vomited while alone in bed and choked. The coron…
46y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
46-year-old woman with bipolar disorder and chronic suicidal ideation died from mixed drug toxicity involving clozapine (prescribed to her roommate), olanzapine, fluoxetine, oxycodone, and diazepam.…
37y · Male·Morphine toxicity from accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morp…
…ental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morphine capsules). He had a long history of polysubstance abuse, encephalitis from age 15, and was enrolled in a methadone program. The death occurred while he was under …
38y · Female·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with methamphetamine us…
A 38-year-old woman with chronic methamphetamine and cannabis abuse died from cardiac arrest at home. She had pre-existing severe ischaemic and valvular heart disease requiri…
39y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Phillip Buckley, 39, died from combined drug toxicity involving oxycontin, diazepam, alcohol and venlafaxine. He had been prescribed high-dose oxycontin…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
…a, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed in the community on a Community Treatment Order (CTO) by Mirrabooka Community Ment…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…r 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. On the…
32y · Male·Complications of mixed drug use
A 32-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder died from complications of mixed drug use after boarding a train in an intoxicated state. He rema…
54y · Male·mixed pentobarbitone and alcohol toxicity
…bitone and alcohol toxicity. He intentionally injected himself with pentobarbitone (a veterinary euthanasia drug) while under the influence of alcohol. He had a long history of alcohol abuse and gambling, with escalating…
29y · Male·unknown, probably immersion
…e 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 after being released…
69y · Male·mixed drug toxicity; oxycodone overdose with doxylamine, temazepam, and naloxone
James Geoffrey Griffin, a 69-year-old man facing multiple charges for historic child sexual abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity involving oxycodone, doxylamine, temazepam, and naloxone. He was admitted t…
4y · Male·Oxycodone toxicity from ingestion of 80mg OxyContin tablet
…n Services closed child protection involvement within three months despite substantial evidence of parental drug abuse, inadequate housing, and risk to the children. Key lessons: mandatory supervised medication managemen…
61y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, promethazine) with aspira…
… 61-year-old man with chronic alcoholism, dilated cardiomyopathy and cirrhosis died from mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, promethazine) with aspiration pneumonia. He consumed significant alcohol on …
31y · Male·Head and chest injury
…, Western Australia, on 30 September 2011. He had a longstanding history of mental illness, poly-substance abuse including intravenous amphetamines and heroin, chronic suicidal ideation, and multiple psychiatric admissi…
45y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (methadone, amitriptyline, gabapentin, paracetamol)
A 45-year-old male prisoner died in custody from combined drug toxicity after ingesting methadone, amitriptyline, gabapentin and paracetamol. He had a documented history …
35y · Male·heroin toxicity
…ite, 35, died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a 13-year history of polysubstance abuse including heroin, amphetamines, and methamphetamine. Three days before death, he contacted Drug and Alcoho…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
Jonas Jvirblis, a 23-year-old PhD student, died from combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in the setting of sarcoidosis. He had a long…
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…
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