173 results for “cannabis abuse disorder”
16y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging, self-inflicted, with aspiration of gastric contents as …
Sean MacWilliam, 16 years old, died by asphyxia due to hanging on 24 March 2011. He had been admitted involuntarily to an adult mental health facility (Chisholm Ross Centre) following a mental health crisis on 15 March 2…
24y · Male·inhaled solvent toxicity (from petrol sniffing)
… toxicity on 11 October 2015. Sixteen Applications for Assessment were lodged under the Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Act (2006) between 2008-2015, with seven in the final three weeks of his life. The coroner foun…
15y · Female·Hypoxic brain injury due to hanging
…with 28-year-old Alexander O'Sachy, a drug user and violent offender. She had a history of self-harm, drug abuse, and high-risk behaviours. On 7 September 2006, she was found hanging beneath the house where O'Sachy also…
25y · Male·drowning
Matthew Leary, 25, died by suicide at Watsons Bay on 28 November 2014 after three psychiatric admissions in one month. Key clinical lessons: mental health clinicians at Prince of Wales Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital …
21y · Male·Hanging
…ld Aboriginal man died by hanging following a tumultuous relationship involving family violence, substance abuse, and unmanaged mental health issues. He had attempted self-harm in May 2017 and was assessed as low immine…
24y · Male·Haemorrhagic shock in the setting of a sharp force injury to the left arm
Jackson Stawicki, 24, died from haemorrhagic shock following a sharp force injury to his left arm while intoxicated with multiple illicit substances. He presented to the ED three times within 24 hours (4-5 September 2020…
Sodium nitrite toxicity
…s including emphysema and blindness, and his 32-year-old daughter with depression, anorexia, and substance abuse, died from sodium nitrite toxicity in their home. The daughter researched sodium nitrite online, purchased…
42y · Male·Anthony Young: multiple gunshot wounds to the body and arm; David Young: multipl…
… the shooting justified and lawful. Key clinical lesson: Anthony had documented complex PTSD and substance abuse but was never formally diagnosed with psychotic illness and had no documented homicidal risk. No health pr…
14y · Male·Hanging
A 14-year-old boy died by hanging after extensive exposure to domestic and family violence and child abuse, primarily from his father. Child Safety Services involvement began in infancy but failed to apply a traum…
68y · Male·Head injuries
…ity services to proactively identify hidden carers of adults with mental illness, implement targeted elder abuse awareness campaigns, and develop integrated response models for both victims and perpetrators of elder abu…
41y · Male·asphyxia due to neck compression following ligature suspension (hanging)
DR was a 41-year-old man with bipolar disorder, severe alcohol dependence, and multiple psychosocial stressors including family violence, homelessness, …
44y · Female·Acute bronchopneumonia complicating multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, be…
…rdner, a 44-year-old woman with a history of respiratory problems, pneumonia, schizophrenia, and substance abuse, died from acute bronchopneumonia complicated by multi-drug toxicity (alprazolam, opiates, benzodiazepines…
34y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Troy William Murray, a 34-year-old man with a long history of substance abuse (primarily amphetamine and alcohol), psychiatric illness, and multiple previous suicide attempts, died by …
21y · Male·heroin toxicity
…rs or preventable healthcare failures were identified. The death occurred in the context of substance use disorder and inadequately managed addiction despite available treatment.
41y · Male·multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a fall from height from the Tasman Br…
A 41-year-old man with a long history of alcohol and illicit drug abuse, poor mental health with suicidal ideation, and a history of Mental Health Act orders died by jumping from…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
…nd prescription drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, and was under psychiatric care. After a relationshi…
46y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis
Jason Mallett, a 46-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and schizo-affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis and my…
46y · Male·Complications of self-inflicted incised injuries to the neck
…eck injuries). On 7 May 2013, after consuming alcohol and illicit drugs (amphetamines, methylamphetamine, cannabis) over several days, he became acutely agitated, self-harmed with multiple implements, and police responde…
31y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest
Jason Chapman, a 31-year-old man with schizophrenia, was fatally shot by police on 13 October 2004 after behaving erratically and threatening, armed with a knife. The coroner found police acted lawfully in self-defence w…
34y · Male·neck compression due to hanging
…re death, he argued with his girlfriend about infidelity and had consumed alcohol, methylamphetamine, and cannabis in breach of bail conditions. Medical care providers had offered mental health treatment years earlier, w…
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