113 results for “amphetamine abuse”
22y · Male·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
…hway at Pyalong when the driver (Joshua Taylor) drifted across lanes while under the influence of methylamphetamine (1.0 mg/L blood level), struck a wire rope safety barrier, became airborne, and hit a tree. Toxicology …
37y · Female·Hanging
Allison Randall, a 37-year-old woman with a history of anxiety, depression, and childhood trauma, was admitted to the Northern Hospital psychiatric unit on 15 May 2020 following acute concerns about her partner's behavio…
31y · Male·Stab wound to the neck
…and did not complete required family violence risk assessment forms. Inadequate police response, substance abuse by both parties, and systemic failures in supporting family violence victims contributed to the fatal outc…
69y · Male·Blunt head trauma
Ronald Donaldson, a 69-year-old fencing contractor, was killed by Justin Osborne with a sledgehammer in Katherine on 3 December 2013. Osborne was experiencing untreated schizophrenia with acute psychotic symptoms and bel…
55y · Male·Hanging
…tember 2019 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 ca…
35y · Male·atherosclerotic heart disease with methylamphetamine effect in a man under physi…
…cent cardiac arrest (April 2016) presented with increasingly erratic and paranoid behaviour after methylamphetamine use and alcohol consumption. He climbed onto a house roof in the early morning and threw tiles aggressi…
0y · Female·Methylamphetamine toxicity
A newborn baby died 8 hours after birth from methylamphetamine toxicity acquired in utero. The mother unknowingly consumed methylamphetamine in the days before labour…
Unknown·Multiple injuries sustained in motor vehicle collisions
…cycle rider Rundell killed when his bike collided with another vehicle while evading police under methylamphetamine intoxication; passenger Narrier killed in a head-on collision after 11-minute pursuit; and driver El Ba…
20y · Female·Neck compression
Maddison Murphy-West, a 20-year-old woman, died from neck compression on 23 October 2013 in circumstances highly suggestive of homicide by her de facto partner, Troy Boothey, despite an initial presentation as suicide. T…
27y · Female·neck compression
27-year-old Lynette Phillips died from neck compression (strangulation) at the hands of her intimate partner Benjamin Pappas in February 2007. Lynette had a documented history of family violence, drug dependency, and was…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
…evealed toxic levels of doxepin (3.5 mg/L, within lethal range) plus diazepam, methadone, and trace methamphetamine. Whitall had deceptively obtained excess doxepin from multiple doctors despite adequate supplies from h…
46y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia in a man with coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis
Jason Mallett, a 46-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder and schizo-affective disorder, died from cardiac arrhythmia secondary to coronary arteriosclerosis and myocarditis while an involuntary psychiatric patient…
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
…es increased dramatically in 2006 (100% increase), with deaths strongly correlated to alcohol and cannabis abuse. The primary cause of death across most cases was ligature compression of the neck (hanging). The inquest …
1y · Male·Abdominal injuries (perforation of small bowel and mesentery with peritonitis pr…
…on was admitted to hospital in February 2016 with severe perianal injuries and cellulitis, consistent with abuse and neglect. Despite clear medical evidence of serious harm, the Department of Child Safety failed fundame…
33y · Male·complications from blunt force trauma to head consequent upon being struck by a …
A 33-year-old man with long-standing substance abuse and acute methadone withdrawal presented with suicidal ideation on the morning of 11 February 2007. The Cr…
24y · Male·Combination of factors including methylamphetamine toxicity, physical exertion, …
…ing apprehended on suspicion of drug offences. He was acutely intoxicated with high-concentration methylamphetamine, obese with sleep apnoea, and became violently resistant during detention. Officers used standard restr…
0y · Male·Non-accidental infliction of significant force to the head/face and gum region, …
Jacob, a premature infant born at 29 weeks, was discharged from neonatal care at 11 weeks old and presented to hospital three days later with a subarachnoid haemorrhage and periorbital bruising. Despite being assessed as…
20y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Jayden Stafford Bennell, a 20-year-old Aboriginal man and sentenced prisoner at Casuarina Prison, died by ligature compression of the neck (hanging) in a cleaning storeroom on 6 March 2013. He had a complex psychiatric h…
35y · Female·Stab wound to chest penetrating the descending thoracic aorta resulting in catas…
…protection and assistance, DM was reluctant to engage with services long-term, often denying or minimizing abuse. Critical clinical lessons include recognizing barriers to disclosure in domestic violence victims, partic…
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 vulnerable person with acquired …
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