128 results for “benzodiazepine use disorder”
29y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, lorazep…
…ing pregabalin, dihydrocodeine, tramadol, temazepam, and lorazepam. He engaged in prescription medication abuse over 12 months, consulting approximately 60 general practitioners and using false identities to obtain medi…
47y · Male·Unascertained; most likely cardiac arrhythmia possibly triggered by obstructive …
David Horne, a 47-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and severe obstructive sleep apnoea, died suddenly at Maroondah Hospital while…
41y · Female·Brain, chest, abdominal and pelvic injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collisi…
…ious risk of driving while under the influence of sedating medications and the dangers of unprescribed benzodiazepines. Clinicians should counsel patients on medication side effects affecting driving ability and reinforc…
26y · Male·.357 magnum gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
…er failed to utilize available mental health services despite clear evidence of florid psychosis. The GP refused detention under the Mental Health Act, believing the patient would deny symptoms to others, and instead ad…
26y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
Alissa Campbell, aged 26, died from accidental drug overdose caused by multiple prescription medications—predominantly codeine and doxepin in combination with benzodiazepines…
39y · Male·respiratory failure as a result of the interaction of prescribed medication and …
Mark Richard Gleeson, 39, died from respiratory failure caused by the combined effect of prescribed antipsychotic/anxiolytic medications (olanzapine, quetiapine, clonaze…
4y · Male·Oxycodone toxicity from ingestion of 80mg OxyContin tablet
…d remained accessible to the child. His parents were chronically dependent on prescription opioids and benzodiazepines, frequently incapacitated and unable to supervise him. The Department of Human Services closed child …
Male, female, male, female·Nicholas Brown: combined drug (methadone and benzodiazepine) intoxication; Toni …
…ssive takeaway methadone doses to clinically unstable patients, dangerous co-prescription of high-dose benzodiazepines without safety controls, inadequate clinical assessments and reviews, absent urine drug screening, an…
54y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
Paul Peterson, 54, died by hanging after leaving a private psychiatric hospital on unapproved leave while on close observations. He was admitted with major depression, suicidal ideation, and opioid dependence. On 1 July …
33y · Female·Hanging
A 33-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and personality difficulties died by hanging on 14 February 2014, two days after separating from her partner. She had been under the care of a psychiatrist, Dr M…
43y · Male·The combined effects of subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity
Timothy Ricketts, a 43-year-old man with complex psychiatric and substance use history, died from combined subacute myocardial injury and methadone toxicity. He had been admitted to hosp…
40y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Shae Paszkiewicz, a 40-year-old man with a long history of drug dependence and incarceration, died from mixed drug toxicity five days after being found unconscious following opioid injection. He had been released from pr…
32y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, oxycodone, desmethylvenlafaxine, quetiapine, ola…
Liana Pickup, a 32-year-old woman with complex mental illness (bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, schizoaffective disorder), chronic back pain, and substance dependence,…
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory failure due to unpredictable additive effect of combination of…
…obridge, a 25-year-old man with a long history of polydrug addiction, died from cardiorespiratory failure caused by the unpredictable additive effect of multiple drugs in combination (diazepam, morphine, codeine, methad…
37y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
…addiction and mental health issues including paranoid ideation, particularly during crystal methamphetamine use. Community Corrections did not meet pre-release service standards, including failure to conduct required fo…
44y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosami…
…o long-acting injectable buprenorphine while family holidayed overseas. Shortly after, she resumed ketamine use, likely obtained from her veterinary workplace. The coroner determined this was an accidental overdose. Cli…
47y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (venlafaxine, duloxetine, mirtazapine, oxycodone, tapentadol…
Kim Bartolo, a 47-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, alcohol use disorder and chronic conditions, died from mixed drug toxicity involving multiple prescription medications.…
40y · Male·unascertained
Justin Foster, a 40-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, chronic back pain, and substance abuse history, died suddenly in a psychiatric inpatient unit (Upton Hou…
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 …
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (gabapentin, codeine, diazepam, oxycodone, doxylamine, prome…
…opriate three-year sexual relationship with the patient while prescribing escalating doses of opioids, benzodiazepines, and other drugs of dependence without therapeutic justification. Medications were prescribed to faci…
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