318 results for “substance use (cannabis)”
38y · Female·unknown
…sumed dead. She was a 38-year-old woman with a history of psychological trauma, PTSD, anxiety, and cannabis use. Following her mother's death in October 2013 and receipt of a harsh letter from her mother's estate refusi…
3y · Male·Head injury resulting from blunt force trauma
…ental injury. The paramedics appropriately called police due to inconsistencies. The death was criminally caused, not medically preventable, highlighting the importance of family violence recognition and protective serv…
24y · Male·upper cervical spinal crush injury due to motor vehicle accident
…from the deceased's own reckless driving while intoxicated and impaired, not police actions. Key lesson: substance-impaired drivers operating vehicles at extreme speeds pose catastrophic public safety risks.
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
…February and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, methadone). She was last seen on 27 February appearing unwell and pale. …
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…cribed high-dose tramadol (700-800mg daily) for chronic pain over 22 months by his GP without documented substance abuse assessment, despite documented history of polysubstance dependence. When Eckersley ceased alcohol …
41y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a bike incident
…hout a helmet on a residential street. He had consumed alcohol (BAC 0.04%), had evidence of recent cannabis use, and was taking diazepam and venlafaxine. The driver pleaded guilty to careless driving. While the coroner …
46y · Male·cause of death cannot be determined
…complex mental health issues including borderline schizophrenia, depression, and a history of trauma and substance use, was found deceased in his Bicheno home after an estimated two-month absence. His body was in advanc…
19y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained on a train impact (pedestrian)
… history of mental ill health including depression, psychotic symptoms, and suicidal ideation, alongside substance misuse involving methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and alcohol. He was enrolled in the Headspace Youth…
43y · Female·stab wound to the chest; contributing factors were aspiration of stomach content…
…y alcohol intoxication following alleged assault. The coroner noted her alcohol toxicity (0.313%), cannabis use, and aspiration of stomach contents contributed to death. The coroner was unable to determine whether the w…
34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
A 34-year-old male on home detention bail died by hanging. He had a history of mental health issues, depression, and prior suicide threats, but did not disclose these to correctional services staff. In the 24 hours befor…
25y · Male·head injury
… found that alcohol, drugs, and speed contributed to the collision, but the police pursuit itself did not cause his death. Only Van Dillen could have altered events through not driving while intoxicated. The case emphas…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
… SK had engaged with mental health services following a suicide attempt in June 2021 and was referred to substance abuse treatment services (STAR), which he initially engaged with but subsequently disengaged after sever…
31y · Male·Head and chest injury
…t Argyle, 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…
26y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, codeine combined with lorazepam, olanzapi…
Nicholas Lopes, a 26-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin combined with benzodiazepines and antipsychotics) t…
33y · Female·multiple injuries sustained when struck by a train
Naomi Mahon, a 33-year-old woman with bipolar affective disorder and substance use issues, died after being struck by a train shortly after absconding from Monash Medical Centre emerg…
27y · Male·Multiple gunshot wounds
…ed from. Critical clinical lessons include: early identification of escalating mental health crises with substance use; importance of comprehensive follow-up after acute psychiatric presentations; risk assessment in the…
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…
52y · Male·Effects of fire
A 52-year-old man with chronic substance abuse, anxiety, depression, benzodiazepine dependence and hepatitis C died in a deliberately lit house f…
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxicatio…
48y · Male·Haemophilus influenzae bronchopneumonia in the setting of alcohol and methadone …
…quent intoxication at consultations, known mixing of methadone with alcohol and cannabis, and escalating substance use. The Victorian Department of Health's 2013 Policy for Maintenance Pharmacotherapy recommends against…
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