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130 results for amphetamine toxicity

VICcommunity2025-09-05

Finding into death of R J

36y · Male·Heroin toxicity

A 36-year-old man with a history of homelessness and intravenous heroin use died from heroin toxicity after overdosing in a public toilet block. Emergency services were called promptly by a bystander who rem…

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WAcommunity2022-09-14

Inquest into the Death of Warren Keith MATTHEWS

27y · Male·Head injury

… while overtaking, colliding with a stationary truck. Toxicology revealed he was intoxicated with methylamphetamine and amphetamine, impairing his judgment and risk-taking behavior. The coroner found police did not caus…

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TAScommunity2017-04-20

Coroner's Finding: Roberts-Burton, Blaze Christian

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…

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VIC2019-10-16

Finding into death of FDS

34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

FDS, a 34-year-old male recently released from prison, died from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin in a public toilet. He had a long-standing complex drug history and relapsed short…

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QLD2011-10-20

Hornby, Grace Ann; Hornby, Jessica Lee; Mansell, Denise Ann; Thomson, Anthony Paul

Unknown·Multiple injuries from motor vehicle accident; Anthony Paul Thomson died from ru…

…'s headlights had poor illumination; and post-mortem toxicology revealed he consumed substantially more amphetamine, benzodiazepine, and tramadol than prescribed, impairing his driving. A critical procedural failure occ…

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WAcommunity2025-07-09

Inquest into the Death of Travis Barry Mark Kimberly HART

33y · Male·Heat stroke (environmental exposure) in a man with methylamphetamine effect

Travis Hart, 33, died from heat stroke with methylamphetamine effect after abandoning a vehicle during a police intercept in bushland near Kalgoorlie on 25 December …

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VICcommunity2019-08-12

Finding into death of Matt Robert Crampton

39y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest during prone restraint including pressure on the neck o…

… from cardiorespiratory arrest during a prone restraint with neck pressure while intoxicated with methylamphetamine. He was found behaving erratically and aggressively in a small town, entered a takeaway shop, and was w…

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WAcommunity2024-04-26

Inquest into the Death of Warren John BULLOCK

49y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia in a man with methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly

Warren John Bullock, aged 49, died from cardiac arrhythmia in the context of methylamphetamine effect and cardiomegaly on 1 July 2022 in Western Australia. He was being pursued by police following s…

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NSW2024-09-17

Inquest into the death of Robert Phair

37y · Male·Cardiomegaly giving rise to lethal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of drug tox…

…in Parklea Correctional Centre from cardiomegaly causing lethal cardiac arrhythmia in the setting of drug toxicity. He was placed in detoxification requiring four-hourly clinical observations after assessment for withdra…

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QLDhome2017-07-26

Richards, Karen Louise

41y · Female·mixed drug and alcohol toxicity

Karen Louise Richards, 41 years old, died from mixed drug and alcohol toxicity on 11 January 2014. She had consumed heroin (evidenced by 6-MAM metabolite), alcohol, benzodiazepines, an…

psychiatryemergency medicinedelaysystemheroin
VIChospital2022-02-22

Finding into death of Matthew Lee Dongelmans

30y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine toxicity

Matthew Dongelmans, aged 30, died from complications of methylamphetamine toxicity after being arrested for breaching a family violence intervention order. He consumed methylamp…

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NThospital2009-12-02

Inquest into the death of Matthew Winsloe Hinton

18y · Male·acute multiple drug toxicity

Matthew Hinton, an 18-year-old male, died from acute multiple drug toxicity after consuming nine LSD tablets and methamphetamine. Police attended at approximately 5:30am when called…

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NSWcommunity2014-07-18

Inquest into the death of Pat MORENA

24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …

…ing apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated with high-concentration methylamphetamine, obese with sleep apnoea, and became violently resistant during detention. Officers used standard restr…

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WA2016-05-25

Inquest into the Death of Kyal Peter HIRON

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…

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QLDcommunity2021-05-07

Penno-Thompsett, Jayden Joseph

22y · Male·Exposure to the elements

… after walking away from a vehicle in remote Queensland during extreme heat (40°C). He had consumed methamphetamine heavily during a 38-39 hour road trip, had not slept for approximately 4 days, became distressed believ…

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WA2020-11-19

Inquest into the Death of Levi Shane Clement CONGDON

27y · Male·methylamphetamine toxicity

Levi Shane Clement Congdon, a 27-year-old male, died from methylamphetamine toxicity on 13 November 2017 at Royal Perth Hospital during a police search warrant execution. He inges…

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VIChome2024-05-14

Finding into death of PJQ PJQ

18y · Female·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, amphetamines, benzodiazepines)

PJQ was an 18-year-old in state care who died from multidrug toxicity (GHB, amphetamines, benzodiazepines) after being discharged early from a residential rehabilitation progr…

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VIChome2021-07-27

Finding into death of Daniel Joseph Herbert

37y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (methadone, fentanyl, diazepam and pregabalin)

Daniel Joseph Herbert, aged 37, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, fentanyl, diazepam and pregabalin. He had a 17-year history of opioid dependence ste…

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VIC2019-10-18

Finding into death of Mr A

24y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity

A 24-year-old man died from mixed drug toxicity after staying overnight at a backpackers hostel. He had a history of anxiety and shoulder pain following …

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VIChome2013-10-11

Finding into death of LP

31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin

…ding heroin. He had long-standing benzodiazepine (Xanax) abuse since his late teens, complicated by methamphetamine use. On 7 June 2011, he purchased heroin with a known drug user at their flat, where both consumed Xana…

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