464 results for “substance use history”
28y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine) with cardiore…
Dean Christopher Brice, a 28-year-old man with longstanding mental health and substance abuse problems, died from multiple drug toxicity (GHB and methamphetamine) with aspiration pneumonia and…
31y · Male·Drowning
Nathan Markl, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, intellectual impairment, and substance use disorder, died by drowning in Narrabri Cree…
0y · Male·Sudden infant death syndrome (unclassified sudden infant death subclassification…
…th-old boy died in a caravan where he was placed in parental care following a Court Assessment Order. The cause was determined to be sudden infant death syndrome, possibly involving hypothermia given the cold environmen…
56y · Female·acute pentobarbitone toxicity
…d woman died from acute pentobarbitone toxicity in her Sydney apartment on 27-28 May 2016. She had a long history of mental health issues, depression, substance use, and prior self-harm. She had recently obtained pentob…
32y · Female·Hanging
Kylie Burnett, a 32-year-old woman with a long history of opiate dependence, depression, and psychotic episodes, died by hanging at her home in Coburg North, Vi…
Male·Hanging
YGE, a man with major depressive disorder, suicidality, and illicit substance use, died by hanging at the Neighbourhood Justice Centre on 28 December 2019. He was subject to a family…
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presented to the ED…
33y · Female·hanging
…ged 33, died by hanging at her home while subject to home detention and bail conditions. She had a 5-year history of methamphetamine addiction, previous suicide attempts (2007/2008 and December 2016), and was under stre…
61y · Male·Could not be determined on the available evidence
…t between 20 July and 12 October 2021. Due to advanced decomposition, the pathologist could not determine cause of death and no toxicological analysis was possible. Police found evidence of methylated spirits and drug p…
54y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, cannabis, and prescription medications…
…s and mood stabilizers. She had complex mental health disorders, acquired brain injury, and longstanding substance abuse history. While under a Community Treatment Order and receiving fortnightly depot injections, she r…
30y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease and coronary artery atherosclerosis
… 30-year-old male prisoner died of ischaemic heart disease with coronary artery atherosclerosis. He had a history of cannabis and methamphetamine use, anxiety, and asthma. While in custody, he was prescribed methadone, …
37y · Male·multiple injuries in a man with methylamphetamine effect (suicide by jumping fro…
Simon John Rowe, a 37-year-old man with a history of drug use and imprisonment, died by suicide on 12 April 2012 after deliberately jumping from a 12th-flo…
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JBV died following complications of alcohol use disorder and related medical conditions. The case highlights the importance of comprehensive assessment and…
33y · Male·unascertained
Dean Jenkins, a 33-year-old with a history of drug use, disappeared on 24 August 2016 after being observed acting paranoid and erratically while sub…
37y · Male·combined ethanol and drug toxicity
…ons include: Dr L., the facility doctor, was unaware of Mr Agnew's methadone prescription and heavy alcohol use despite the care team documenting excessive drinking and warning of dangerous interactions. Dr L. altered p…
36y · Male·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methamphetamine
A 36-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and methamphetamine. He was recent…
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 33-year-old man with complex psychiatric history (bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, autism, ADHD) and long-standing substance use disorder died …
39y · Female·drowning associated with drug toxicity
…have additive/synergistic effects increasing CNS depression and drowsiness. The deceased had a documented history of prescription and non-prescription drug abuse, and her doctor had previously ceased prescribing temazep…
26y · Male·unascertained; suspected suicide by firearm
…niel Ficarra, aged 26, disappeared on 14 January 2012 from his family farm in regional Victoria. He had a history of substance abuse (heroin, OxyContin, cannabis) from age 21 and severe mental illness from 2009, includi…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
A 29-year-old man with a history of heroin and methamphetamine addiction died from mixed drug toxicity. He had suffered a work-related bac…
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