158 results for “chronic alcohol abuse”
52y · Male·hanging
…challenges of assessing mental state remotely and the difficulty predicting suicide risk in patients with chronic psychotic illness, even when recently compliant with treatment.
49y · Male·Acute bronchopneumonia as a consequence of recent intracranial and intra-cerebra…
Peter Raymond Jacobs, a 49-year-old Aboriginal man with severe cirrhosis and chronic alcohol abuse, was apprehended by police on 5 April 2008 for intoxication. He fell twice before custody (…
25y · Male·unable to determine
Tyrone Frederick MacQueen disappeared on 1 July 1994 at age 25. He had chronic schizophrenia with poor medication compliance, recent psychiatric hospitalization, expressed suicidal ide…
45y · Male·Shotgun wound to the head
… during a police response to a domestic violence incident. He had been struggling with depression, grief, alcohol and methamphetamine use for years, and repeatedly expressed suicidal ideation. Police responded appropria…
53y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity
…rne Joan Barnes, a 53-year-old woman with complex psychiatric history including depression, OCD, substance abuse disorder, and chronic non-cancer pain, died from mixed prescription drug toxicity involving venlafaxine, m…
58y · Female·Acute subdural haemorrhage due to blunt force trauma to the head
Brenda 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…
69y · Male·peritonitis due to perforated bowel
…ity in people with severe mental illness combined with physical comorbidities, malnutrition, and substance abuse.
35y · Female·Acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following intravenous injection of cru…
A 35-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C and long-standing intravenous drug use died from acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) fo…
44y · Male·coronary artery disease superimposed upon chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …
…owing cardiac arrest while in police custody after being found at Vestey's Beach. He had suffered severe, chronic alcohol abuse with multiple protective custody episodes. Critically, when he requested an ambulance at 7:…
24y · Male·inhaled solvent toxicity (from petrol sniffing)
Edward James Laurie, a 24-year-old man with chronic petrol sniffing addiction since age 10 and underlying mental health issues including psychosis, died from…
24y · Female·Exsanguination from injuries sustained while attempting to climb from a height i…
Phoebe Handsjuk, a 24-year-old woman with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, was found deceased in the refuse room of her apartment building on 2 December 2010. The coroner fo…
41y · Male·unknown
…ntact was 17 May 2010 at Swan District Hospital where psychiatric assessment found no acute risks despite chronic substance use and aggression. He had poor medication compliance, escalating drug dependence, and episodes…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
… benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in the setting of sarcoidosis. He had a long history of substance abuse and anxiety disorder, treated with benzodiazepines and antidepressants by multiple clinicians. Despite psy…
33y · Male·hanging
Brian Dewson, a 33-year-old man with a 12-year history of drug and alcohol abuse, multiple psychiatric assessments (antisocial personality disorder, depression), and prior suicide …
64y · Female·Combined toxicity to alcohol and baclofen
Anna Lawrence, 64, died from combined toxicity of alcohol and baclofen on 30 April 2020. She had a 40+ year history of alcohol dependency, borderline personality d…
4y · Male·Oxycodone toxicity from ingestion of 80mg OxyContin tablet
…edication. The tablet was not appropriately stored and remained accessible to the child. His parents were chronically dependent on prescription opioids and benzodiazepines, frequently incapacitated and unable to supervi…
34y · Male·hanging
…soning two days earlier following workplace stress, shoulder injury, loss of driver's licence, grief, and alcohol abuse. Dr S. discharged him on Form 9 leave despite a dramatic change in presentation from the previous d…
46y · Female·Cardiac arrest of unknown origin
…ile detained under a Mandatory Residential Treatment (MRT) order at CAAAPU (Central Australian Aboriginal Alcohol Programmes Unit) in Alice Springs. She had a 47-year history of seizures related to chronic alcohol abuse…
43y · Female·unknown
Rita Anderson, a 43-year-old Aboriginal woman with chronic alcohol-related organic brain damage, was admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital in March 2002 for stabilizati…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propofol, sevoflurane and others)
…cked theatre trolleys and administered to herself at home. She had a long history of depression, anxiety, chronic migraines, insomnia and prior self-harm. The anaesthetic agents likely provided temporary relief from her…
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