97 results for “heroin abuse”
40y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck in circumstances of being hanged
Adam Omerovic, a 40-year-old man with a long history of depression, substance abuse, and prior suicide attempts, died by hanging in a Melbourne Assessment Prison cell on 23 March 2010. He ha…
40y · Male·compression of the neck due to hanging
… health issues including major depressive disorder, anxiety, learning disability (dyslexia), and substance abuse history, died by suicide in prison 20 days after remand. He had been recently discharged from hospital fol…
38y · Male·Heart failure in a man with dilated cardiomyopathy and focal severe coronary art…
Anthony Axtell, a 38-year-old man with severe dilated cardiomyopathy from amphetamine use, died of heart failure while in prison custody. Initially treated successfully in 2002 with recovery to normal cardiac function by…
36y · Male·Unknown - advanced decomposition precluded determination
Scott Clements, a 36-year-old man with longstanding mental illness, depression, substance use disorder and multiple suicide attempts, was found dead at his home between 19 August and 14 October 2014. His body was in adva…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
… at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. He was assessed as opioid naive despite representations of heroin use and prescribed 30 mg methadone daily after two doses. The coroner found the medical assessment and pre…
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…
31y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
A 31-year-old woman with long-standing opioid dependence enrolled in the Queensland Opioid Treatment Program died from mixed drug toxicity, with toxic levels of Fentanyl and other drugs in her system. A general practitio…
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating injecting drug use
A 36-year-old man with a 13-year history of schizophrenia and substance abuse was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric unit on 15 September 2012 after community deterioration. He im…
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…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
Elizabeth Ferris, a 44-year-old woman with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance use disorder, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest in the setting of presumed drug toxicity. She was fo…
29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a train incident (intentional self-harm)
Grant Phillips, 29-year-old with schizophrenia and complex psychiatric history including multiple suicide attempts, was admitted involuntarily to Broadmeadows Inpatient Psychiatric Unit on 5 May 2007. Despite being asses…
37y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
Danny Lee O'Brien, aged 37, was fatally stabbed in the chest by his intimate partner Kerry Jones on 9 December 2016 during an argument at his boarding house. He had previously assaulted Ms Jones, leading to a Family Viol…
33y · Male·Neck compression (hanging)
…uicide risk assessment cannot rely solely on self-report in recently suicidal patients with poly-substance abuse and relationship breakdown.
32y · Male·Gunshot wound to head (self-inflicted)
…a 32-year-old registered child sex offender and parolee with a long violent criminal history and substance abuse problems, died by self-inflicted gunshot wound while evading police during a siege at a rural property. He…
21y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…n, died by suicide on 5 September 2018 after hanging himself. He had a history of trauma, depression, drug abuse, and prior self-harm and overdose attempts. Key clinical lessons include: the failure to maintain continui…
37y · Male·self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and neck
…from Correctional Services Officer Harvey and shot himself. Lothian had a history of depression, substance abuse, and was facing serious charges with limited prospects of escape from his legal predicament. The coroner i…
51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …
Ziad Hamawy, a 51-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, died from opiate toxicity after cardiac arrest following his discharge from Concord Hospital's mental health unit on 18 March 2019…
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