127 results for “heroin overdose”
31y · Male·Mixed alcohol and drug toxicity (heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, 3-fluoro…
Benjamin Ralston, 31-year-old, died from mixed alcohol and drug toxicity involving heroin, promethazine, benzodiazepines, and 3-fluoromethamphetamine (3-FA). He was found unresponsive on a street …
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
… inhalation of cocaine adulterated with protonitazene, a novel synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than heroin. Michael Hodgkinson purchased drugs believed to be MDMA and cocaine but the cocaine contained protonitazen…
38y · Male·mixed drug toxicity and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
…rs knowing about concurrent prescriptions from other doctors; (2) Dr W. accepted unsubstantiated claims of heroin addiction to justify methadone prescription shortly after Kromwyk tested positive for non-prescribed metha…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
A 44-year-old man with a 24-year history of opioid addiction died from heroin toxicity two days after release from prison on a Community Corrections Order. He had been on opioid replac…
54y · Male·Methadone use in a man with asthma and sarcoidosis of the lungs
…tanding opioid use disorder progressing from prescribed morphine to buprenorphine patches, then oxycodone, heroin, and methamphetamine. The coroner emphasised that methadone diversion represents a substantial public heal…
35y · Male·heroin toxicity
Jeffrey Thomas White, 35, died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a 13-year history of polysubstance abuse including heroin, a…
42y · Female·Unascertained; possibly mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine) or sm…
…aged 42, was found deceased in a vehicle on 19 July 2021 from an unascertained cause. She had a history of heroin use and experienced family violence. Police misidentified her as the 'predominant aggressor' during a fami…
21y · Female·mixed heroin and alprazolam toxicity
Paigh Bartholomew, 21-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from mixed heroin and alprazolam toxicity in a minimum-security correctional centre following systemic failures. She had bee…
51y · Female·undetermined - either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease
…ctober 2013 while on home detention bail. She had been hospitalized in July 2013 following suspected drug overdose/withdrawal, during which she developed secondary kidney and heart complications. She was discharged in go…
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 shortly after release despite…
45y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone and pregabalin) with possible contributing factor…
A 45-year-old man died in prison from mixed drug toxicity involving methadone and pregabalin, with possible contribution from morbid obesity. He had a history of opioid use and chronic pain from a foot injury. Despite re…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
… to be MDMA and cocaine in Melbourne. Protonitazene is a novel synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than heroin that has contaminated illicit drug supplies. All four deceased ingested the adulterated powder within minu…
26y · Male·Unknown
…er 1987, but the cause and manner remain unknown. While there are unconfirmed accounts suggesting possible heroin overdose with body disposal, or potentially foul play, none could be verified. The investigation was signi…
28y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin and prescribed psychiatric medications)
…original woman with longstanding mental illness and polysubstance abuse, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin plus prescribed psychiatric medications) shortly after discharge from hospital on a community treatment or…
15y · Male·Combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity
T, a 15-year-old boy subject to a Care by Secretary Order, died from combined heroin and methamphetamine toxicity on 24 November 2019. He had experienced multiple placement instability (over …
15y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to multiple drug toxicity
A 15-year-old girl in out-of-home residential care died from accidental overdose of heroin and methylamphetamine (speedballing) in her bedroom while a known drug user was present. She ha…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
…which was adulterated with protonitazene, an extremely potent synthetic opioid (100 times more potent than heroin). The deceased—Carly Morse (42), Thomas Vale (32), Michael Hodgkinson (37), and Abdul El Sayed (17)—all be…
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
… and community health services; and lack of stable housing supports. The finding emphasises that reducing overdose deaths in recently released prisoners requires whole-of-government coordination, enhanced drug treatment …
31y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…he deceased had a long history of drug abuse, was on parole with bail conditions, had attempted suicide by heroin overdose days earlier, and had not eaten for several days. He was exhausted, hungry, possibly withdrawing …
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, benzodiazepine and others)
Samuel Morrison, 24, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, benzodiazepines and other substances. He had a long history of depression, anxiety and illicit drug use, …
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