128 results for “benzodiazepine use disorder”
46y · Female·Multiple severe trauma suffered in a motor vehicle accident
…sleep. Investigation revealed she was taking diazepam (therapeutic level), sertraline (high level), and had used cannabis. The forensic pathologist noted this drug combination likely contributed to drowsiness. The coron…
60y · Female·neck compression by ligature strangulation
…ustody at Sturt Police Station in March 2015. She was significantly intoxicated (BAC 0.23%) and taking benzodiazepines when arrested for disturbing the peace. The coroner found that Ms Morgan should have been classified …
54y · Male·Multiple injuries from collision with motor vehicle
Terence Gray, a 54-year-old man with chronic alcohol abuse and depression, was removed from a train at Grafton by a Passenger Services Supervisor (Mr Beadman) who lac…
47y · Male·Hanging
A 47-year-old man with newly diagnosed schizophrenia died by hanging. He had presented with paranoid delusions and was engaged with mental health services in February 2017. Critical deficiencies were identified in the me…
24y · Male·Aspiration of vomit associated with combined drug effect
…ce for traffic offences. He had a history of depression (following the death of his young son), substance abuse, and self-harm. Released to home detention on 27 December 2000, he struggled with marital difficulties, acc…
36y · Male·hanging
A 36-year-old man with 15-year history of paranoid schizophrenia and polysubstance abuse presented to hospital after violent behaviour toward his father while intoxicated. Despite police concerns,…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
…pattern; (3) decision to supply 20mg diazepam as take-home doses on Boxing Day despite signs of problematic use; (4) absence of real-time prescription monitoring (only introduced post-incident, excluding antidepressants…
smoke inhalation and burns from deliberately-lit fire (primary cause varies by i…
Fourteen elderly residents died in a deliberately-lit fire at Quakers Hill Nursing Home on 18 November 2011, set by drug-dependent nurse Roger Dean to destroy evidence of medication theft. Dean had worked while visibly i…
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