138 results for “drug abuse (cannabis)”
30y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging
…n with long-standing mental illness (psychosis, depression, antisocial personality disorder) and substance abuse, died by hanging four days after presenting to a psychiatric emergency centre with self-inflicted wrist la…
27y · Male·Gabriella: Multiple stab wounds; Tafari: Gunshot injuries to the head and abdome…
…fari's case (22 years old, mental health disorder, substance misuse) were inadequately managed: he admitted drug use on parole but was not subjected to mandatory drug testing; mental health treatment referrals were made …
43y · Male·acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) complicating foreign body (microcrysta…
…t thorough risk assessment and monitoring. Public education campaigns addressing the hazards of intravenous drug injection and diversion of prescription stimulants are needed to prevent similar deaths.
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
Terry Riordan, 45, died from multi-drug toxicity caused by ingesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiat…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Robert Henderson, 31, died from mixed drug toxicity while subject to a community involuntary treatment order for schizophrenia. He was admitted to hos…
0y · Female·Blunt head trauma from multiple deliberate blows inflicted by father
…failures in inter-agency communication, inadequate file closure procedures, and failure to invoke mandatory drug assessment provisions under child protection legislation.
45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…
…ing risk of arrhythmias. In community settings, clinicians managing patients with schizophrenia, substance abuse, and aggressive behaviour should be aware of concurrent cardiac risks. Early psychiatric intervention and …
Unknown·Amber Rose Rigney: external airway occlusion with compression of the neck; Korey…
…ult with paternal grandparents willing to care for the children, involve police, or apply for court-ordered drug assessment. Previous coronial findings in Chloe Valentine and Ebony Napier cases had explicitly criticized …
Unknown·Four deaths: three by self-inflicted hanging, one by multiple injuries from fall
…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 contributors.…
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…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…ailure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe COPD. She had a long history of substance abuse, non-compliance with treatment, and hospital presentations with refusal of care. In the months before deat…
50y · Male·methadone and alprazolam intoxication
… becoming heavily intoxicated. Police records from 2009-2011 indicated possible medication distribution and drug misuse, but this information was not shared with his GP or the Pharmaceutical Services Branch. The coroner …
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Troy William Murray, a 34-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by …
0y · Female·Morphine toxicity
… doctor (Dr S.) failing to recognize and appropriately manage the parents' escalating opioid dependence and drug-seeking behaviour despite clear warning signs; failure to refer them to addiction treatment services; polic…
24y · Female·Ligature compression injury to the neck (hanging)
Kirsty Anne Slater, a 24-year-old woman with extensive mental illness and substance abuse history, was found hanging from a tree in a park on 19 April 2006, nine days after absconding from Fremant…
40y · Male·unascertained
Justin Foster, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, chronic back pain, and substance abuse history, died suddenly in a psychiatric inpatient unit (Upton House) on 3 January 2012. He was admitted in…
27y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamin…
A 27-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamine toxicity. H…
39y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 39-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse died by suicide following arrest for criminal damage. While treated under a Community Treatment Order, he …
31y · Male·extensive global cerebral hypoxia following prolonged asphyxia following attempt…
Ian Glen Bransby, a 31-year-old remandee with a history of substance abuse and depression, died from asphyxia following attempted hanging at Calvary Hospital on 14 February 1998. He…
31y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
… rather than be apprehended. The coroner found the death was by suicide. The deceased had a long history of drug abuse, was on parole with bail conditions, had attempted suicide by heroin overdose days earlier, and had n…
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