162 results for “alcohol_abuse”
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
This coronial inquiry examined 22 deaths of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia between 2000 and 2007. Seventeen were self-harm deaths, with four additional accidental deaths and one homicide. …
52y · Male·hanging
Luis Lopez, a 52-year-old man with schizophrenia managed by NorthWestern Mental Health Service, died by hanging on 10 February 2015. On 9 February, mental health clinicians expressed concern about increased paranoia duri…
15y · Female·Hanging
Zakiya, a 15-year-old Barkindji Maraura woman, died by hanging at Mildura Base Hospital following a family argument about repaying a borrowed $300. She had disclosed experiences of childhood sexual abuse by her uncle, ph…
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, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, an…
26y · Male·multiple injuries
Carl Ranthe, a 26-year-old with schizophrenia, presented to Frankston ED on 1 January 2009 after a fight and alcohol consumption. Social worker Manfred Rapp conducted a 15-minute assessment, found Carl not psychotic, low…
39y · Male·dilated cardiomyopathy
Stanley Allan Lord, a 39-year-old man, died from dilated cardiomyopathy while in custody at Prince of Wales Hospital. He had a long-standing cardiac history including prior myocardial infarction, presenting acutely with …
36y · Male·Cannot be determined
CD, aged 36, disappeared on 17 June 2019 after exhibiting significant mental health deterioration, recent suicidal ideation, paranoia, alcohol abuse, and relationship breakdown. The coroner found sufficient evidence that…
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
Trent Ian Johnston, a 40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, diazepam, parac…
51y · Male·Traumatic brain injuries resulting from blunt head trauma: multiple calvarial an…
Adrian Garcia, 51, died from traumatic brain injuries sustained during an assault in a public park in Sorell, Tasmania on 10 March 2021. He was heavily intoxicated when struck by a baseball bat multiple times by his fian…
Unknown·Four deaths: three by self-inflicted hanging, one by multiple injuries from fall
Four Aboriginal Tiwi Islanders died in 1998 from suicide by hanging (three cases) and by falling from a power pole (one case). The inquest identified widespread alcohol and cannabis abuse, domestic violence, cultural dis…
38y · Male·combined effects of inhalation of products of combustion and incineration
Paul Scott Roberts, aged 38, died from incineration and inhalation of combustion products after setting himself alight during police attendance at his home on home detention bail. He had a history of chronic dysthymia, a…
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, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and alcohol depende…
59y · Male·pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis
Colin Eric Betts, a 59-year-old man with alcoholic dementia and Korsakoff's syndrome, died from pulmonary thromboembolism due to left deep calf vein thrombosis while detained in a psychiatric hospital. He was on multiple…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
Anthea Ryder Moketarinja, a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman with advanced cirrhosis, died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and end-stage liver disease. She was admitte…
57y · Male·Acute renal failure complicating end stage liver cirrhosis with resultant enceph…
A 57-year-old man with end-stage alcoholic liver cirrhosis died of acute renal failure complicated by hepatic encephalopathy and coagulopathy while detained under mental health legislation. He presented with severe liver…
39y · Female·drowning associated with drug toxicity
Marie Kirwin, aged 39, died by drowning in her home swimming pool in the early hours of 15 September 2002. Toxicological analysis revealed a toxic level of temazepam (1.2 mg/L) and therapeutic level of promethazine in he…
52y · Male·clozapine toxicity
Andrew Kiltie, 52-year-old Aboriginal man, died from clozapine toxicity on 26 December 2007. He had been on clozapine 400mg daily for 5 years with significant clinical benefit for aggressive behaviour and psychosis, enab…
68y · Female·Cardiomyopathy with atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension, and alcohol int…
Margaret Brown, a 68-year-old woman with significant cardiac disease (cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary hypertension) and chronic alcohol abuse, died at home from cardiomyopathy with alcohol intoxication as …
32y · Female·Compression of the neck
FSZ, a 32-year-old woman, was killed by her intimate partner NLU through compression of the neck (strangulation) on 24 April 2019. This coronial finding identifies multiple systemic failures in family violence response a…
37y · Male·Toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline
Leigh Ronald Bellingham, a 37-year-old man with a history of depression, suicidality, hepatitis C, and substance abuse, died from toxic effects of heroin in combination with mirtazapine and sertraline in June 2008. He wa…
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