314 results for “drug addiction”
45y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity
Christina Mifsud, aged 45, died from combined drug toxicity including methadone, diazepam, paroxetine and cannabis. She accessed methadone prescribed to her p…
35y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
Craig Kenneth Matthews, a 35-year-old male on home detention for drug manufacturing offences, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head on 8 October 2001. He was an illici…
43y · Male·methylamphetamine and heroin toxicity
…tance use disorder, with previous suicide attempts and admissions. He was engaged with mental health and addiction services but disengaged from treatment after May 2021, with only phone contact thereafter. He tested pos…
42y · Male·MIXED DRUG TOXICITY
James Komninakis, a 42-year-old man with a long history of illicit drug use since adolescence, died from mixed drug toxicity on 12 January 2020. Post-mortem toxicology revealed he…
37y · Male·cardiomegaly and recent ingestion of methadone
…ne without a valid treatment permit. He was a long-term user of pain relief medication with a history of addiction. On 3 December 2009, after attending a function, he obtained methadone from a third party at a friend's …
43y · Female·acute multiple drug toxicity on a background of chronic pain and morbid obesity
A 43-year-old woman died from acute multiple drug toxicity after 26 years of high-dose opioid therapy for chronic pain following a motor vehicle accident. De…
54y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (methadone and diazepam)
…cularly consecutive weekend doses), not documenting detailed risk-benefit assessments, not increasing urine drug screening frequency, inadequate investigation of reports she was diverting methadone, and not pursuing addi…
33y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic brain injury in a man consuming alcohol and met…
… alcohol. The methadone was prescribed to and supplied by a visiting houseguest with a history of heroin addiction who had legal access to 'take-away' methadone doses. Three adults present—the houseguest, the deceased's…
17y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
Nicole Memory Faye Davies, age 17, died on 4 April 2000 from mixed drug toxicity. She enrolled in methadone maintenance with GP Dr T. on 27 March after moving from Melbourne. Dr T…
31y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, bromazolam, metonitazine, protonitazene, methamphet…
…31-year-old man with longstanding opioid use disorder and complex mental health conditions, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, novel psychoactive substances (nitazenes: metonitazene and protonitazene; bromaz…
51y · Female·embolic infarcts complicating infective endocarditis
…U with multiple acute cerebral infarcts and died one week later. The autopsy revealed widespread chronic IV drug use complications and emphysema. Clinically, this case highlights the importance of recognising signs of se…
36y · Male·acute neck compression due to hanging
…ng borderline personality disorder, childhood sexual trauma, and prior suicide attempts. In May 2021, after drug use with his partner and relationship conflict, he made two suicide attempts the same day—the first prevent…
38y · Female·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with methamphetamine us…
…should counsel substance users about cardiovascular risks, screen for cardiac complications, and provide addiction treatment to prevent fatal outcomes.
33y · Male·Undetermined
Robert Thomas Love, a 33-year-old man with a history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health difficulties, was found dead in his home in February 2015. The cause of death remai…
42y · Female·The combined effects of blunt force injuries to the head and penetrating injurie…
… home in Frankston North, Victoria. Ms O'Sullivan had escalating methamphetamine use and was diagnosed with drug-induced schizophrenia in 2014. She experienced delusions, paranoia and had become involved in low-level dru…
34y · Male·mixed drug overdose (heroin, methadone, codeine, diazepam, nitrazepam, oxazepam …
…usness on discharge after 7-hour observation, he was released without adequate psychiatric assessment or addiction management. He died the following day from mixed drug overdose. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) h…
30y · Male·Gunshot wound to the neck and head
…nflicted gunshot wound to the neck and head while attempting to avoid arrest by police. He had a history of drug addiction, mental health issues including depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, and substantial crimin…
27y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries from single motorcycle crash
…th appointment when he lost control of his motorcycle on a curve. Toxicology revealed multiple prescription drugs (diazepam, quetiapine, fluvoxamine, pregabalin) and illicit substances including opium alkaloids, indicati…
45y · Male·Unknown
Jason Barry Guise, a 45-year-old man with a history of methylamphetamine addiction and recent release from custody, disappeared on 21 April 2019 and was found deceased in a sewage treatme…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
…herty, a 57-year-old Wurundjeri man with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, prescribed diazepam, unprescribed benzodiazepines including the novel…
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