415 results for “drug abuse”
35y · Male·drowning following combined drug and alcohol intoxication
… were a legitimate patient safety measure. The clinical lesson is that psychiatric patients with substance abuse and suicidal ideation require close coordination between primary care, specialist psychiatry, and inpatien…
47y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity (pregabalin, oxycodone and mirtazapine)
A 47-year-old woman died from mixed drug toxicity involving pregabalin, oxycodone, and mirtazapine. She had chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, a…
23y · Male·Undetermined
A 23-year-old male died from an undetermined cause following a night of cocaine and nitrous oxide use. He experienced paranoid and delusional thoughts, hallucinations about demonic possession, and reported chest pain and…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
…boriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the state average, constituting a cluster. The four sui…
15y · Female·Hanging
…lowing a family argument about repaying a borrowed $300. She had disclosed experiences of childhood sexual abuse by her uncle, physical and emotional abuse by her step-father, family violence, and suicidal ideation to m…
28y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Amanda Bertram, a 28-year-old with 8 years of drug addiction, died from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin and consuming amphetamines. Toxicology reve…
31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen)
A 31-year-old man subject to a post-sentence supervision order died from mixed drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, pregabalin, promethazine, pizotifen) at a residential facility. He was a vul…
Female·death by drug toxicity
Melanie Boyd, a teenager, died from drug toxicity at an unsupervised youth party where she consumed illicit drugs, prescription medications, and exc…
33y · Male·Undetermined
Robert Thomas Love, a 33-year-old man with a history of alcohol and drug abuse and mental health difficulties, was found dead in his home in February 2015. The cause of death remai…
45y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia whilst being restrained, in the context of methamphetamine as…
…ing risk of arrhythmias. In community settings, clinicians managing patients with schizophrenia, substance abuse, and aggressive behaviour should be aware of concurrent cardiac risks. Early psychiatric intervention and …
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
…ew John Jarman, a 35-year-old man with a significant history of depression, anxiety, alcohol and substance abuse, died by suicide in August 2012, though his remains were not discovered until October 2016 in Warrawee Res…
38y · Male·stab wound to abdomen
…ber 2011 at his home in Cockatoo, Victoria. The circumstances involved Mr Thornell's involvement in illicit drug procurement activities and a confrontation with Mr Simon over a financial dispute related to a fraudulent d…
26y · Male·Gunshot wound to head
… Group attempted his arrest. He was a known violent offender with a 10-year criminal history and substance abuse issues (heroin, amphetamines, benzodiazepines). Following his involvement in Brian Bottomley's murder on 2…
59y · Male·Chronic liver disease due to alcoholism and chronic hepatitis C infection with c…
…ng imprisonment was appropriate. His death resulted from terminal illness arising from lifelong alcohol and drug abuse rather than any failure in medical management.
28y · Male·injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision
…design and positioning did not contribute to the accident; rather, the collision resulted from the driver's drug-impaired control. The case emphasises the dangers of methyl amphetamine use while driving and highlights th…
47y · Male·organ failure following cardiorespiratory impairment in a man with arteriosclero…
Damien Matthew Purnell, a 47-year-old prisoner with a long history of polysubstance abuse and undiagnosed coronary artery disease, collapsed in his cell after smoking synthetic cannabinoids (Kroni…
53y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propranolol and insulin)
…old registered nurse with longstanding depression, anxiety and benzodiazepine dependency died from combined drug toxicity (propranolol and insulin) in what was determined to be an intentional overdose. Ms Webster engaged…
Unknown·Amber Rose Rigney: external airway occlusion with compression of the neck; Korey…
…ult with paternal grandparents willing to care for the children, involve police, or apply for court-ordered drug assessment. Previous coronial findings in Chloe Valentine and Ebony Napier cases had explicitly criticized …
38y · Female·Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy due to cardiorespiratory arrest caused by mixed…
Constance Burrett, 38, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methylamphetamine overdose) causing hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy and cardiorespira…
51y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease and combined drug (doth…
…er found the cause of death to be the combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease and combined drug intoxication involving dothiepin, morphine, and benzodiazepines. Post-mortem examination revealed she had i…
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