227 results for “alcohol dependence”
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity, predominantly propoxyphene (Doloxene)
…e), combined with benzodiazepines. His GP of 13 years prescribed Doloxene for 10 years despite documented alcohol abuse history, which was contraindicated. The GP also prescribed multiple central nervous system depressa…
55y · Male·Septicaemia due to hydronephrosis and infection
… died of septicaemia from renal infection. He had a history of cardiac disease requiring anticoagulation, alcohol dependence, depression, and chronic hoarding behaviour. Despite repeated hospital admissions and professi…
62y · Male·not stated - body never found
KL, a 62-year-old journalist with a long history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol use disorder, was admitted to St Vincent's Hospital's psychiatric units (PECC and Caritas) in June 2020 f…
58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
…nda Elizabeth King, 58, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following blunt head trauma. She had chronic alcoholism and documented history of falls when intoxicated. The coroner could not definitively determine whether…
48y · Male·gunshot wounds to the right thigh and abdomen with fatal hemorrhage
A 48-year-old man with severe chronic pain, alcohol dependence, and mental health issues called police stating he was armed with knives and wanted to be shot…
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
… planning despite known suicidal ideation. Dr H. failed to refer to psychiatry, pain specialists, or drug/alcohol services despite complexity. The mental health team (RCNACS) performed appropriately and offered voluntar…
45y · Female·Blunt force trauma to the head
…n, 45, died from blunt force trauma to the head sustained on 24-25 March 2017. She had a history of heavy alcohol use and advanced liver disease. The circumstances of her injury remain unclear—it could have resulted fro…
4y · Male·Oxycodone toxicity from ingestion of 80mg OxyContin tablet
Four-year-old Rory died from oxycodone toxicity after ingesting an 80mg OxyContin tablet from his father's prescribed medication. The tablet was not appropriately stored and remained accessible to the child. His parents …
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
Laurence O'Brien, a 22-year-old with acquired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight substances including prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and unprescribed…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries
…ed from multiple injuries after jumping from the 16th floor of a hotel on 22 September 2010, with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.71%. The death occurred in the context of recent relationship breakdown and unresolved…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) in a man with cor…
James Dougan, 32-year-old man with longstanding polysubstance abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis. He engaged in prescript…
59y · Male·Unascertained
Jonathan Townsend, a 59-year-old Navy veteran with PTSD, alcohol use disorder, and multiple psychiatric comorbidities, died at home on 5 November 2021. The cause of death…
37y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, clonazepam, amisulpride, olanzapine, h…
Susan Robb, 37, was admitted involuntarily to Northern Hospital Psychiatric Unit with deteriorating mental health and on a Community Treatment Order. Three weeks after self-discontinuing methadone, the treating team re-c…
54y · Male·incised wound to the neck
…errence Michael Malone, a 54-year-old man with a 20-year history of bipolar affective disorder, PTSD, and alcohol dependence, died by suicide in Brisbane Correctional Centre on 8 November 2014, three days after re-incar…
59y · Female·mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity (ethanol, diazepam, fluoxetine, and…
Julie Gaye Williams, 59, died from mixed prescription drug and alcohol toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had extensive psychiatric history including depression,…
50y · Female·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…n of the neck (hanging) in Bandyup Women's Prison on 15 June 2015. She was a remand prisoner with chronic alcoholism, depression, and suicidal ideation who had made a previous hanging attempt and ingested cleaning produ…
33y · Female·hanging
…to adequately consider the patient's longitudinal history of depression, anxiety, childhood sexual abuse, alcohol dependence, two prior suicide attempts (medication overdose and motor vehicle crash), and family history …
66y · Male·Complications of excess alcohol intake in a man with heart disease
A 66-year-old man died from complications of excess alcohol intake in the setting of underlying heart disease. He had a 40+ year history of heavy daily alcohol consu…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and suppurative bronchitis complicating hypoxic brain damage
Ian McLeod, a 45-year-old lawyer with alcohol dependence and depression, died from hypoxic brain damage and bronchopneumonia following a hanging while …
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
…se services (SK had to navigate separate systems), the challenge of managing patients with polysubstance dependence who disengage from treatment without clear reason, and the need for comprehensive safety planning regard…
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