141 results for “amphetamine use disorder”
18y · Female·Multidrug toxicity (GHB, amphetamines, benzodiazepines)
PJQ was an 18-year-old in state care who died from multidrug toxicity (GHB, amphetamines, benzodiazepines) after being discharged early from a residential rehabilitation program. She had comp…
35y · Male·subarachnoid haemorrhage with antecedent ruptured cerebral artery aneurysm
Eric Whittaker, a 35-year-old Aboriginal man, died from a subarachnoid haemorrhage caused by a ruptured cerebral artery aneurysm while in remand custody at Parklea Correctional Centre. On 2 July 2…
57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…
…es before his death. The coroner found the death likely accidental overdose in context of longstanding drug use, complicated by emerging public health risks from counterfeit benzodiazepine products and novel psychoactiv…
44y · Female·multi-organ failure and polypharmaceutical overdose on a background of severe ch…
…ilure 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 death…
21y · Male·Compression of the neck consequent upon hanging
A 21-year-old man with longstanding schizoaffective disorder, substance dependence and anti-social personality disorder died by hanging following absconding from hosp…
60y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head (self-inflicted)
…ributing factors included untreated mental health symptoms following marital breakdown, alcohol and methamphetamine use, unserved family violence intervention order, and lack of prior mental health treatment despite Oct…
59y · Male·Multiple stab injuries
A 59-year-old man was fatally stabbed by his former partner in a context of longstanding family violence. The deceased had perpetrated significant violence against the perpetrator, who had mental illness and housing inst…
29y · Male·multiple gunshot wounds
…The deceased had stolen firearms, was suspected of being armed, and had expressed suicidal ideation. Police used his partner (an unarmed civilian) to set up a meeting at a tennis club without adequately informing her of…
40y · Male·Gunshot wound to neck
…on 8 December 2019 in rural Queensland. He had been diagnosed with ADHD in April 2018 and prescribed dexamphetamine by psychiatrist Dr F., continuing under GP Dr S.'s care. His mother expressed concerns about medication…
36y · Male·injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision as a motorcyclist
…re-like episodes, prescribed carbamazepine. Post-mortem toxicology revealed elevated cannabis and methylamphetamine levels. His GP had advised him not to drive until seizure-free for six months, but his licence was not …
19y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained on a train impact (pedestrian)
…f mental ill health including depression, psychotic symptoms, and suicidal ideation, alongside substance misuse involving methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and alcohol. He was enrolled in the Headspace Youth Early Psy…
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…
45y · Male·stab injury to the chest
…ease from prison, he was prescribed suboxone and diazepam by his GP. Within hours, toxicology showed he had used methylamphetamine and other substances. That evening, Paul attended a woman's home armed with a knife, cla…
44y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the trunk and right thigh with subsequent blood loss
Christopher McGrail, a 44-year-old man with a history of substance abuse, depression, and trauma following his son's suicide, was shot by NSW Police during a knife confrontation. H…
Suicide by intentional fall or jump from Tasman Bridge
…had diverse personal circumstances but shared mental health vulnerabilities: depression, anxiety, substance use (alcohol and/or drugs), and acute stressors (relationship breakdown, grief, work stress, financial concerns…
22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan and op…
…thadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan). He manipulated multiple GPs by misrepresenting his tolerance and drug use, obtaining escalating benzodiazepine prescriptions from concurrent practitioners (Kinetic and Subiaco) with…
49y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Barry Matt Stuart, a 49-year-old prisoner at Hakea Prison, died by suicide via ligature compression of the neck in November 2013. Critical clinical lessons include: (1) maintaining psychiatric continuity of care is essen…
41y · Male·Multiple traumatic injuries
This inquest examined the death of a 40-year-old man who died by suicide following a fall from a cliff. He had three involuntary admissions to mental health facilities in a fortnight before his death. Critical clinical l…
38y · Male·Compression of the neck (hanging)
…ays after release from custody. He had complex psychosocial needs including mental health issues, substance use history, and prior suicide attempts. While reintegration supports were provided, including emergency accomm…
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 Fremantl…
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