116 results for “drug misuse”
28y · Female·Complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse (pregabalin…
Samantha Leech, 28, died from complications of a seizure in the setting of prescription drug abuse, particularly pregabalin. She obtained approximately 4000 pregabalin tablets over three months by vis…
40y · Female·Clozapine toxicity in a woman with cardiomegaly
…pression, anxiety, alcoholism and undiagnosed cardiomegaly died from clozapine toxicity after obtaining the drug from a co-resident at a Peer Recovery Community. She was not prescribed clozapine and had no indication for…
56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…
Marianne Steer, 56, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline, and mirtazapine. She had a long history of substance…
52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia
Kurt Mellick Andriske, 52, died from septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri pneumonia, with drug toxicity as a contributing factor. He was a complex patient with bipolar disorder, chronic pain, hepatitis …
51y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (amitriptyline, chlorpheniramine, diazepam, codeine) complic…
A 51-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity (amitriptyline, chlorpheniramine, diazepam, codeine) complicated by biventricular heart hypertroph…
43y · Male·acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) complicating foreign body (microcrysta…
…t thorough risk assessment and monitoring. Public education campaigns addressing the hazards of intravenous drug injection and diversion of prescription stimulants are needed to prevent similar deaths.
32y · Female·Opiate toxicity; toxic combination of morphine and codeine causing respiratory d…
Mrs Edwards, a 32-year-old woman with severe depression and psychiatric history, was found dead in bed. Autopsy revealed opiate toxicity with high levels of morphine and codeine. Toxicology expert opinion indicated morph…
41y · Male·Pheniramine toxicity
…sentation—agitation, disorientation, unsteady gait—was incorrectly attributed to mental illness rather than drug toxicity. Clinical lessons include: the diagnostic difficulty in distinguishing drug toxicity from psychiat…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vul…
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…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
… December 2013. Autopsy findings of crystalline granulomas in the lungs indicated long-standing intravenous drug use. She had previously overdosed on Fentanyl at work in January 2010 and was thereafter supervised by AHPR…
28y · Male·Multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorbik…
…ds, antidepressants). Key clinical lessons: (1) Mr Tyrrell had documented substance use disorder with clear drug-seeking behaviour recognised by most treating doctors; (2) prescribing of multiple CNS depressants (diazepa…
33y · Male·multi-drug toxicity as a result of misadventure
…use, and a complex psychiatric history including recurrent suicidal ideation and overdoses, died from multi-drug toxicity in October 2009. The coroner examined whether his discharge on 13, 19, 21 and 22 October 2009 was …
50y · Female·Potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity (oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, cl…
…ld woman with epilepsy and chronic pain from a workplace wrist injury, died from potentially fatal multiple drug toxicity involving oxycodone, mirtazapine, citalopram, clonazepam, and pregabalin. She engaged in prescript…
26y · Male·Suffocation due to inhaling nitrous oxide
A 26-year-old man died from suffocation after intentional recreational nitrous oxide use via a full-face gas mask connected to a cream whipper dispenser. He had purchased 300 cream chargers plus a 640g tank online two da…
45y · Female·Multi-drug toxicity
Christine Drinnan, aged 45, died from multi-drug toxicity involving lethal morphine levels combined with pethidine, quetiapine, benzodiazepines and alcohol.…
19y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity, with morphine (from poppy seeds) and dextromethorphan (from…
Nicole Petersen, aged 19, died from mixed drug toxicity due to consumption of poppy seed tea combined with cough syrup and diazepam. She became unresponsi…
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam)
James, aged 24, died from combined drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) following intentional overdose. He had engaged in prescription shopping ac…
35y · Female·combined drug toxicity
…5-year-old woman with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and chronic pain died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, pregabalin, methamphetamine, benzodiazepines, mirtazapine, promethazine and p…
Female·pentobarbitone toxicity
…lusion. Key clinical lessons: pentobarbitone, a highly concentrated and rapidly fatal veterinary euthanasia drug, was stored in unlocked cupboards/drawers in workplace settings where colleagues and students could access …
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