127 results for “heroin overdose”
36y · Female·Pneumonia complicating combined drug effect
…t to an Intensive Supervision Order for drug-related offences. On the night of 17 March 2004, she obtained heroin and, in combination with prescription medications (dexamphetamine and temazepam), developed respiratory de…
27y · Male·Dextromethorphan toxicity
Mr ZJF, a 27-year-old man with a longstanding history of schizophrenia, polysubstance use disorder, and depression, died from dextromethorphan toxicity. He was subject to a Community Treatment Order at the time of death …
29y · Male·Combined methadone, diazepam and clonazepam toxicity in a man commencing a metha…
…course in 2009. Dr D. conducted a perfunctory assessment without corroborating the patient's self-reported heroin use, failed to obtain collateral history from the patient's partner or previous medical providers, and pre…
21y · Male·Combined effects of heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia
A 21-year-old man with complex congenital heart disease (Fontan procedure) died from combined heroin toxicity and plastic bag asphyxia. He had a history of depression and suicidality since childhood. In Augu…
44y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (buprenorphine, ketamine, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosami…
…e, diazepam, fluvoxamine and lacosamide. She had a 18-19 year history of opioid addiction, initially using heroin recreationally in the Caribbean, later transitioning to methadone maintenance under specialist care. In Ja…
44y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest in the setting of p…
…rrest in the setting of presumed drug toxicity. She was found unconscious in the street after an apparent overdose involving multiple substances (opioids, benzodiazepines, methamphetamine, and others). She was resuscitat…
17y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines)
Hannah Charles, a 17-year-old with substance abuse issues, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin, codeine, methadone, benzodiazepines) at a private residence where she had been staying with two opioid re…
56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…
Marianne Steer, 56, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline, and mirtazapine. She had a long history of substance dependence and had voluntarily ceased methadone treatment five month…
48y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…ligature compression while remanded at Bandyup Women's Prison on 23 March 2017. She had been admitted with heroin withdrawal symptoms, grief from her partner's recent drug-related death, and initial self-harm ideation, b…
42y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapin…
…d from mixed prescription drug toxicity (sertraline, amlodipine, lamotrigine, quetiapine) in a suicide by overdose. He had severe, longstanding bipolar II disorder with chronic suicidality, complicated by alcohol/drug de…
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…ine intoxication. He had a complex trauma history including childhood domestic violence exposure, paternal heroin overdose witnessed as a teenager, chronic substance use disorder with drug-induced psychosis, and recent s…
29y · Male·multiple drug toxicity (buprenorphine, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, and methy…
… adequate, earlier intervention regarding his substance use vulnerability might have prevented this fatal overdose.
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…
21y · Male·external neck compression due to hanging; intentional self-harm
…was appropriately assessed and admitted as a mentally disordered person on 3 March following a deliberate overdose of 30 ecstasy and 5 Xanax tablets. Dr N. discharged him on 4 March. On 23 March, following another acute …
20y · Male·Hanging (wilful murder by Andrew Thomas Kranz)
… Centre despite documented concerns from medical and correctional staff about his safety following a drug overdose. A solicitor had previously reported concerns about his isolation and psychological distress. The coroner…
36y · Male·Unknown - advanced decomposition precluded determination
…nted medical contact thereafter. The coroner could not determine whether death was by suicide, accidental overdose, or natural causes. Clinical lessons include the challenges of assessing suicide risk in patients with ch…
48y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline and zopiclone…
…ring initial assessment. During day leave on 23 April 2023, she obtained drugs and subsequently died from overdose involving morphine, codeine, venlafaxine, amitriptyline, and zopiclone. Critical clinical lessons include…
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…
Unknown·Three deaths with different primary causes: James Unicomb - acute toxicity due t…
…hree deaths at Psyche South Clinic involving treatment failures: James Unicomb (22, 2005) from multi-drug overdose after naltrexone implant; Michael Poole (48, 2008) from ruptured aneurysm post-Rapid Opioid Detoxificatio…
21y · Male·complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…r 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 continuity of mental health care after hi…
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