121 results for “methylamphetamine use disorder”
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
…es before his death. The coroner found the death likely accidental overdose in context of longstanding drug use, complicated by emerging public health risks from counterfeit benzodiazepine products and novel psychoactiv…
24y · Male·neck compression secondary to hanging
Jamie Knowles, a 24-year-old with schizophrenia, died by suicide on 24 June 2024 while on an inpatient temporary treatment order at Kerferd Unit mental health service in Victoria. He was granted one hour of unescorted le…
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 had complex trauma from child…
33y · Male·Complications of methylamphetamine use
Jasmynd Gibbs, a 33-year-old First Nations man, died from complications of methylamphetamine use while on supervised parole in May 2021, less than two months after release. He had complex needs…
36y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
… police responded to a domestic violence call. Lewis had a history of brain injury from age 11, substance abuse, mental health issues including PTSD and drug-induced psychosis, and was prescribed antipsychotics. On the …
39y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
A 39-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse died by suicide following arrest for criminal damage. While treated under a Community…
33y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
…icant paranoid delusions on the morning of his death. Post-mortem toxicology revealed extremely high methylamphetamine levels (3.1mg/kg, well above therapeutic range). The coroner found he was likely incapable of formin…
31y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head and neck (self-inflicted)
…he coroner found that police actions were justified, lawful, and compliant with policy. The death was not caused or contributed to by police conduct. No clinical errors were identified as this was not a medical death oc…
47y · Male·acute subarachnoid haemorrhage with contributing ruptured saccular aneurysm of t…
A 47-year-old male remand prisoner died from acute subarachnoid haemorrhage due to a ruptured basilar artery aneurysm while in custody at Adelaide Remand Centre. He presented with headache and dizziness on 6 November 201…
52y · Female·unascertained - likely combination of underlying natural disease (myocardial inf…
Lisa Murphy, a 52-year-old woman with mental illness and substance use history, died following a physical altercation at a convenience store. She became involved in a verbal and …
36y · Male·injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision as a motorcyclist
…izure-like episodes, prescribed carbamazepine. Post-mortem toxicology revealed elevated cannabis and methylamphetamine levels. His GP had advised him not to drive until seizure-free for six months, but his licence was n…
27y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury in the setting of hanging
Jamie Kowalewsky, a 27-year-old with long-standing mental health issues including depression, substance abuse (ICE and cannabis), and previous suicide attempt, was voluntarily admitted to a low dependency psychiatric …
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for years, and repeatedly expressed suicidal ideation. Police responded appropriately to the incident, evac…
45y · Male·stab injury to the chest
…ease from prison, he was prescribed suboxone and diazepam by his GP. Within hours, toxicology showed he had used methylamphetamine and other substances. That evening, Paul attended a woman's home armed with a knife, cla…
45y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylamphetamine
Barbara Dobson, a 45-year-old woman with a long history of substance abuse, violent relationships, and mental health issues, died of mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methylam…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
Christopher McGrail, a 44-year-old man with a history of substance abuse, depression, and trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. H…
46y · Male·blunt force injuries from motor vehicle collision with a tree
…ss to drug and alcohol rehabilitation for those with acute addiction; the interconnection between substance use, depression, and suicidality requiring integrated treatment; and the importance of crisis intervention duri…
24y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…on on 16 September 2018. He had a longstanding history of treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance abuse, with repeated documented psychotic episodes and poor medication compliance. On the day of death, while int…
55y · Male·Hanging
…019 with suicidal ideation and attempts, precipitated by relationship breakdown and alcohol/methamphetamine use. Following release in December 2019, he disclosed suicidal ideation to his Community Corrections case manag…
40y · Male·Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Paul Taouk, a 40-year-old with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, died from carbon monoxide poisoning after absconding from a community mental health clinic on 23 …
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