173 results for “cannabis abuse disorder”
37y · Female·Hanging
…ng acute concerns about her partner's behaviour towards their daughter. She was diagnosed with delusional disorder on 21 May 2020 and died by hanging on 22 May 2020. The coroner found the clinical care appropriate, inclu…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…ailure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe COPD. She had a long history of substance abuse, non-compliance with treatment, and hospital presentations with refusal of care. In the months before deat…
27y · Male·propoxyphene toxicity
…Andre Connell, who he had already placed on restricted daily dispensing (8 capsules/day) due to known drug abuse. The coroner found the prescription was reckless: Dr R. claimed he wrote a daily-dispensing restriction on…
41y · Female·Multiple injuries from assault
…es; and adult safeguarding legislation is needed to coordinate responses to vulnerable adults experiencing abuse. Police missed opportunities to include the victim's child on protection orders, ensure proper referrals t…
varied: sudden unexpected death in infancy (unsafe sleeping environment); drowni…
…sleeping, unsafe bedding), inadequate parental engagement with health services, family violence, substance abuse, and parental mental health issues. Coroner emphasizes system-level failures: workforce shortages, inadequ…
37y · Male·Acute external and internal blood loss from single stab wound to upper left ches…
MWJ, aged 37, was fatally stabbed by his intimate partner EW on 24 December 2016 during an escalating domestic argument. The coroner identified significant systemic failures in Community Corrections management of both of…
24y · Female·Ligature compression injury to the neck (hanging)
Kirsty Anne Slater, a 24-year-old woman with extensive mental illness and substance abuse history, was found hanging from a tree in a park on 19 April 2006, nine days after absconding from Fremant…
46y · Female·Ms Glendinning: multiple sharp force injuries (suicide); Jane Cuzens: multiple i…
…lled her two daughters and then herself. Ms Glendinning had a longstanding history of paranoid delusions, cannabis use, and mental health difficulties dating back to 2000. Over the decade preceding her death, multiple ag…
42y · Male·Cause of death remains unknown
…, domestic violence, and involvement in criminal networks. Key clinical considerations relate to substance abuse disorders and their association with vulnerability to crime, though this case is not primarily a medical m…
23y · Male·multidrug overdose including tramadol and methadone
Shannon Lees, a 23-year-old with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse, absconded from a mental health rehabilitation unit and died from multidrug overd…
27y · Female·Complications of multiple blunt force injuries
…d extensive acute, subacute and chronic injuries inconsistent with accidental trauma, indicating prolonged abuse. Jessica had experienced escalating family violence including hammer attacks, hair cutting, and forced beg…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
…(no rehabilitation facilities in far west NSW); understanding the lethal risk posed by untreated substance abuse combined with depression and firearm access; and the importance of family and community support networks i…
27y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained after being struck by a train
…sessment; (4) No formal reassessment occurred post-meeting despite known risks with Cluster B personality disorders and impulsivity. The coroner identified missed opportunities to intervene. Risk assessments for patients…
49y · Female and male·Gunshot wound to head inflicted by spouse
… Lock to specialist domestic violence support services despite her explicit disclosure of intimate partner abuse; a general practitioner treating both victim and perpetrator concurrently without formal risk assessment o…
24y · Male·Blood loss due to multiple stab wounds to chest and multiple incised wounds of n…
A 24-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse killed his 2-year-old son and himself in March 2009. The deceased had been released o…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
… to hospital on 9 July 2005 after his case manager appropriately identified escalating violence, substance abuse, and non-compliance with medication. However, he absconded from the psychiatric ward the next morning befo…
45y · Female·Combined Drug Toxicity
Christina Mifsud, aged 45, died from combined drug toxicity including methadone, diazepam, paroxetine and cannabis. She accessed methadone prescribed to her partner stored unsecured in their home. The coroner identified …
16y · Male·Hanging (ligature compression of neck)
…. Critical clinical lessons include: clinicians must recognise accumulated suicide risk factors (substance abuse, incarceration, interpersonal conflict, recent bereavement); brief crisis assessments without follow-up tr…
Multiple causes across 22 deaths: ligature compression of the neck (17 hangings)…
…cide rates 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 i…
37y · Male·Sergeant Huitson: gunshot wound to chest and abdomen; Ansell: multiple gunshot w…
… August 1999 where Rodney Ansell, a man suffering from deteriorating mental health and chronic amphetamine abuse, opened fire on the Stuart Highway killing Sergeant Glen Huitson and wounding three civilians. Ansell had …
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