116 results for “prescription drug addiction”
65y · Male·Cardiac arrhythmia, probably Torsades de Pointes, due to the combined effects of…
…Mr Phillips had chronic pain from knee surgery, severe sleep apnoea, and was opioid-dependent. Dr H., an addiction specialist, prescribed Physeptone (methadone tablets) starting 14 October 2014 at escalating doses reach…
41y · Male·multi-organ failure due to severe lactic acidosis due to metformin toxicity
A 41-year-old man with depression, anxiety, and substance abuse history deliberately ingested 390 metformin tablets on 24 December 2009 in a suicide attempt. He presented to the ED conscious and coherent, reporting the o…
Unknown·Erfinna Lay: Aspiration resulting from Acute Multiple Drug Toxicity; John Quirk:…
Two young people died from acute multiple drug toxicity in 2005. Erfinna Lay (22, female) died from aspiration after ingesting chloral hydrate prescribed …
30y · Male·Drowning due to jumping from the Batman Bridge
…s, risk mitigation strategies, or treatment plans. Critical omissions included: failure to access DORA (prescription monitoring system) despite alerts about his opioid dependence history; lack of collateral information g…
1y · Male·methadone toxicity
…and dispensers when patients on opioid treatment programs have children in the home; the risks of using prescription medications for unauthorised sedation of children; and the need for multidisciplinary communication bet…
29y · Female·Mixed Drug Toxicity
A 29-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity after being found unresponsive at a residential parenting program. She had complex medical conditi…
28y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (synergistic effects of diazepam, oxycodone, and fentanyl ca…
Matthew McLachlan, a 28-year-old paraplegic with chronic pain from spinal cord injury, died from mixed drug toxicity while hospitalized for urinary tract infection treatment. He was receiving fentanyl patches, oxyco…
32y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, oxycodone, desmethylvenlafaxine, quetiapine, ola…
…rsonality disorder, schizoaffective disorder), chronic back pain, and substance dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity after commencing methadone maintenance therapy. She received her first 20mg methadone dose at 4:55…
42y · Male·gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen
Shaun Basil Kumeroa, aged 42, died from gunshot wounds during a police siege in Brisbane. Following a family dispute resolution conference regarding custody of his daughter, Mr Kumeroa assaulted his ex-partner and became…
30y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging (suicide)
30-year-old Adam Trent Ryan died by suicide via hanging in July 2009. Multiple systemic failures preceded his death. The Community Mental Health Service failed to communicate Mr Ryan's past suicide attempt to the hospita…
63y · Female·Combined features of bronchopneumonia, emphysema and ischaemic heart disease on …
A 63-year-old woman with depression, anxiety, liver cirrhosis, and chronic drug use died from bronchopneumonia, emphysema, and ischaemic heart disease following a prolonged lie on the gro…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…afaxine three days before the homicide, he developed acute psychosis likely related to tramadol withdrawal, drug interaction, or combination with recent substance cessation. He stabbed Ms Harris multiple times, set fire …
36y · Male·Undetermined; three possible mechanisms identified: oversedation with vomiting a…
Jacob Kennedy, a 36-year-old Aboriginal man with polysubstance use disorder and psychiatric illness, died on 4 February 2017 after 11 days as an involuntary inpatient at Frankston Hospital. He was administered multiple s…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
… use and prescribed 30 mg methadone daily after two doses. The coroner found the medical assessment and prescription decisions, though lacking formal assessment tools and urinalysis testing, fell within acceptable clinic…
29y · Male·Aspiration due to acute gastric dilatation
Mark Herricane, aged 29, died of aspiration from acute gastric dilatation during opioid withdrawal in custody at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre on 3 January 2002. Despite repeated intercom calls requesting medical hel…
30y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest of unknown aetiolog…
Heather Calgaret, a 30-year-old Aboriginal woman, died from hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy after being administered a first dose of buprenorphine (Buvidal) injection without prior stabilisation on sublingual Suboxone. …
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