138 results for “drug abuse (cannabis)”
68y · Male·Head injuries
…. Stephen had been the primary carer for Scott, who had untreated mental illness (suspected schizophrenia), drug and alcohol misuse, and a significant history of unreported violence towards his parents. Stephen was a 'hi…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
Martin Raymond Coffey, 24, died from aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect while on home detention after serving a prison sentence for traffic offences. He had a history of de…
0y · Male·Traumatic head injury
…ober. Critical opportunities to remove BJay from his parents' care were missed despite clear indicators of abuse and family violence affecting Ms Atkin's protective capacity.
27y · Female·Combined drug toxicity
XY, a 27-year-old woman, died from combined drug toxicity on 21–22 December 2016 at a friend's house in Melbourne. She had a history of opioid use, depressi…
17y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines)
Hannah Charles, a 17-year-old with substance abuse issues, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines) at a private reside…
Male·Motor vehicle crash injuries; Arjomand: unsurvivable head injury; Hiron: chest a…
…hicle 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 critical chest and…
47y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (pregabalin, oxycodone and mirtazapine)
A 47-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity involving pregabalin, oxycodone, and mirtazapine. She had chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, a…
13y · Female·hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy secondary to gamma hydroxybutyrate toxicity
… following accidental overdose. She ingested an estimated 6-9mls of GHB in early June 2017, having used the drug only once previously. Jane was relatively naive to GHB's effects. She was resuscitated after cardiac arrest…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
Nathan Lunson, aged 24, died from mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstanc…
29y · Male·left cerebrovascular accident (stroke) due to thromboembolism in the middle cere…
…eroid use precipitated the stroke, supported by: extremely low testosterone levels consistent with steroid abuse, established association between steroids and thrombosis in weightlifters, steroid effects on platelet agg…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
…were motor vehicle collisions: two innocent civilians (taxi driver Singh and physicist Barrett) killed by a drug-impaired fleeing driver; apprentice Fryer killed in a collision during a second police intercept attempt; m…
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…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
…(2) the Mental Health Act 2009 provisions allowing assessment of persons with serious effects of substance abuse should be considered by police; (3) no equivalent of Northern Territory's Volatile Substance Abuse Prevent…
25y · Male·gastro-intestinal haemorrhage due to erosive gastritis in association with acute…
…, caused by the combined effects of severe amphetamine toxicity and underlying gastric erosion from chronic drug use.
15y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to multiple drug toxicity
…e died from accidental overdose of heroin and methylamphetamine (speedballing) in her bedroom while a known drug user was present. She had complex trauma from childhood abuse, a history of drug use and absconding, and wa…
31y · Male·gunshot wounds to chest
…nt scene, failure to contact the Critical Incident Response Team despite Chapman's known mental illness and drug use, and the ineffectiveness of multiple capsicum spray and foam deployments. While the shooting itself was…
24y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple stab wounds to chest and multiple incised wounds of n…
A 24-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse killed his 2-year-old son and himself in March 2009. The deceased had been released on licence following a…
14y · Male·Undetermined; high suspicion of non-accidental injury, most likely smothering, b…
Vaughan Murray, a 14-week-old infant, died at Ipswich General Hospital with an undetermined cause despite autopsy findings highly suggestive of non-accidental injury. He had five partially healed rib fractures (3-6 weeks…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…(no rehabilitation facilities in far west NSW); understanding the lethal risk posed by untreated substance abuse combined with depression and firearm access; and the importance of family and community support networks i…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
…boriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the state average, constituting a cluster. The four sui…
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