113 results for “amphetamine abuse”
34y · Male·Long drop hanging resulting in complete decapitation
…mmunity Treatment Order. He had a 15-year history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, chronic polysubstance abuse (marijuana, heroin, amphetamines), and recurrent suicidal ideation with previous attempts. The coroner fou…
31y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
A 31-year-old woman with long-standing opioid dependence enrolled in the Queensland Opioid Treatment Program died from mixed drug toxicity, with toxic levels of Fentanyl and other drugs in her system. A general practitio…
28y · Male·consistent with drowning
Benjamin Pappas, a 28-year-old with a history of substance abuse, depression, borderline personality disorder, and suicidal ideation, died by drowning on approximately 4 M…
48y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 48-year-old man died from a gunshot wound to the head during a police siege after having barricaded himself in a property. He had confronted the property owner with a sawn-off rifle, claimed to have wired explosives, b…
51y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of methylamphetamine use
A 51-year-old man died from cardiac arrhythmia triggered by acute methamphetamine use. He injected ice with a friend, then was found unresponsive and deceased approximately 6-8 hours la…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
Christopher McGrail, a 44-year-old man with a history of substance abuse, depression, and trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. …
21y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest associated with butane abuse by inhalation
…rdrobe. He was admitted to an open mental health ward following acute psychosis, with documented substance abuse history including butane. Despite evidence of his ability to acquire contraband items (inhalers, chemicals…
31y · Male·Multiple blunt traumatic injuries sustained from being run over by a truck
…l (blood alcohol 0.250-0.268%) combined with toxic levels of diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and methylamphetamine. After leaving a gymnasium around 3am, he became unconscious or deeply sedated and lay across the centr…
38y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by mixed…
Constance Burrett, 38, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine overdose) causing hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiorespiratory arrest. The coroner found it m…
10y · Male·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiorespiratory arrest due to compl…
…12 months), and did not consistently use prescribed treatment. The parents, both struggling with substance abuse, were unable to implement required lifestyle changes. Community Services received multiple reports but fai…
58y · Female·Unknown - cause and manner of death remain undetermined
Mary-Anne Turner, 58, died alone at her home between 17-31 October 2014. Advanced body decomposition prevented autopsy determination of cause of death. Post-mortem toxicology detected amitriptyline, nortriptyline, and me…
46y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…delaide on 5 June 2014. Clavell was a high-risk wanted offender with extensive criminal history, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine, steroids), and known violent behaviour. Police implemented a cordon-and-call st…
47y · Male·combined acute effects of multiple drugs in obese man with enlarged heart and ar…
…isorder, and antisocial personality disorder, died from combined acute effects of multiple drugs (methylamphetamine, quetiapine, propranolol) in the context of obesity, hypertension, and cardiomegaly. He was subject to …
41y · Female·Injuries sustained in a fall from a height
… motel accommodation, she attended Dandenong Shopping Centre carpark intoxicated with alcohol and methylamphetamine. Despite timely police response and 67 minutes of professional negotiation, she fell from the rooftop 1…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…esponse to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for years, and repeatedly expressed suicidal ideation. Police responded appropriately to the incide…
36y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…s a 36-year-old with longstanding psychiatric history including borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, and multiple previous self-harm incidents. He was on bail with a residential condition preventing him fro…
25y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
David Peter Ellery, a 25-year-old man with long-standing amphetamine addiction and deteriorating mental health, died by hanging on 31 July 2007. He presented to Bentley Hos…
29y · Male·hanging
…e Assessment Prison, Nurse T D assigned Casey a P3 rating despite six previous suicide attempts, substance abuse, and schizophrenic symptoms. After self-harm on 29 February, registrar Dr S T urgently requested psychiatr…
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury; Hiron: chest a…
…ied in a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash in rural Western Australia while under the influence of methamphetamine and other drugs. The driver (Arjomand) sustained a non-survivable head injury; the passengers sustained…
22y · Male·Immersion in water (drowning) in a man with combined drug effect
… with persistent delusional beliefs (microchip in ear) and was a polysubstance user, particularly methylamphetamine. He received treatment in Casuarina Prison, the Frankland Centre, and St John of God Midland Hospital. …
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