183 results for “drug-induced psychosis”
33y · Male·sharp force injuries of the neck
Malcolm Brown, a 33-year-old Aboriginal man with a history of methamphetamine use, mental health crisis, and self-harm threats, died from sharp force injuries to his neck on 29 June 2022 following a NSW Police operation.…
23y · Male·Undetermined
A 23-year-old male died from an undetermined cause following a night of cocaine and nitrous oxide use. He experienced paranoid and delusional thoughts, hallucinations about demonic possession, and reported chest pain and…
35y · Male·unascertained - multifactorial: underlying ischaemic heart disease, drug intoxic…
David Perry, aged 35, died from unascertained causes during police arrest at Bellbrae on 11 January 2019. He presented to The Alfred with acute paranoia, hallucinations and agitation following synthetic cannabis use, and…
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
…y of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and untreated mental health issues including drug-induced paranoia. Despite repeated directions from his parole officer to obtain a mental health plan after rele…
36y · Male·Hanging
Brian Matthew Roberts, aged 36, died by hanging while on home detention bail in Berri, South Australia on 22 March 2014. He had been charged with rape offences and was subject to bail conditions including electronic moni…
18y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…son, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) on 4 April 2003. He had a history of self-harm, drug-induced psychosis, violent offences against his de facto partner, and was deeply concerned about lack of visits…
38y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
A 38-year-old man with a history of methamphetamine use and mental health issues, subject to a violence restraining order, assaulted his father at home. The father reported to police that his son was armed with a knife, …
21y · Male·undetermined causes, in the course of being restrained by members of the NSW Pol…
…, reckless and abusive, particularly after he was restrained. Key clinical lessons include: recognising drug-induced psychosis requiring de-escalation not force; understanding positional asphyxia risks when multiple offi…
35y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease with methylamphetamine effect in a man under physi…
A 35-year-old male with severe pre-existing ischaemic heart disease and recent cardiac arrest (April 2016) presented with increasingly erratic and paranoid behaviour after methylamphetamine use and alcohol consumption. H…
32y · Female·combined drug toxicity, mainly heroin
Natasha Calleja, 32 years old, died from combined drug toxicity (mainly heroin) while an involuntary inpatient at Swanston Centre psychiatric unit after her de facto partner supplied heroin during an unsupervised visit. …
40y · Male·Penetrating wounds to the chest
Scott William Martin, aged 40, was fatally stabbed in his apartment in Halls Head, Western Australia in January 2017 by Damian Maxfield, who was experiencing a methamphetamine-induced psychotic episode. Maxfield had been…
45y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to coronary artery disease, severe psychosis requir…
Stanley King, a 45-year-old man with severe psychosis, coronary artery disease, and obesity, died from cardiorespiratory arrest triggered by antipsychotic-ind…
24y · Male·Environmental exposure in a man with methylamphetamine effect
Dean Jesse Gerrard-Latham, a 24-year-old Indigenous man, died from environmental exposure while acutely intoxicated by methylamphetamine in bushland near Derby, WA. After evading police in a stolen vehicle, he and his co…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
… and cannabis use and was commenced on desvenlafaxine three days before the homicide, he developed acute psychosis likely related to tramadol withdrawal, drug interaction, or combination with recent substance cessation.…
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…. The coroner found he was likely incapable of forming clear intent due to the combined effects of acute psychosis, drug intoxication, and chronic mental illness. The ambulance service appropriately prioritised life-sav…
2y · Male·Asphyxiation due to neck and/or chest compression
…an acute manic psychotic episode. The mother had been admitted to psychiatric care in December 2008 with psychosis and was prescribed antipsychotic medication. Following discharge to the Port Adelaide Community Treatmen…
47y · Male·The evidence does not allow a finding as to the cause of death
…old his cousin he was being 'chased' and seeing 'red lights', suggesting possible mental disturbance or drug-induced paranoia (he had a history of ICE use and prior psychiatric symptoms). Rather than walking towards the …
49y · Male·combined drug toxicity
Karl Turner, a 49-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and chronic polysubstance use, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, pregabalin, methylamphetamine, and cannabis). He was managed on a Community …
39y · Male·Excited delirium, probably caused by amphetamine toxicity-induced psychosis. Dea…
Antonio Carmelo Galeano died in police custody on 12 June 2009 after a protracted struggle and multiple taser activations. He had acute amphetamine toxicity and was displaying excited delirium—a high-risk medical emergen…
29y · Male·gunshot wound to the chest
…th crises with weapons can prevent de-escalation, and that medication non-compliance combined with acute psychosis significantly increases risk. Better pre-hospital information systems and consideration of mental health…
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