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127 results for heroin overdose

QLDhospital2007-09-03

Henderson, Robert Joseph

31y · Male·mixed drug toxicity

Robert Henderson, 31, died from mixed drug toxicity while subject to a community involuntary treatment order for schizophrenia. He was admitted to hospital on 9 July 2005 after his case manager appropriately identified e…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticdelaymorphine
WA2019-11-13

Inquest into the Death of Bret Lindsay CAPPER

43y · Male·bronchopneumonia and brain swelling following ligature compression of the neck (…

…anging. He had antisocial personality disorder, chronic suicidality, and three recent suicide attempts by overdose before incarceration. Although initially placed on appropriate ARMS moderate monitoring after intake risk…

psychiatrypsychologysystemcommunicationheroin
NSWhospital2023-07-21

Inquest into the death of Ziad Hamawy

51y · Male·complications of opiate toxicity; cardiac and respiratory arrest following drug …

Ziad Hamawy, a 51-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, died from opiate toxicity after cardiac arrest following his discharge from Concord Hospital's mental health unit on 18 March 2019…

psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationheroin
NSW2024-05-21

Inquest into the death of Mohamed Warwar

35y · Male·cardiac arrhythmia with amisulpride toxicity, and myocarditis being contributory…

…ming between midnight and 3am. Postmortem toxicology showed 4.4mg/L amisulpride (toxic level), suggesting overdose, though cause of access remains unclear. The coroner found multiple systemic failures in handover procedu…

psychiatrycardiologycommunicationdiagnosticamisulpride
VIChome2016-01-18

Finding into death of Dean Wayne Wright

30y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, tramadol, oxazepam, diazepam)

Dean Wright, a 30-year-old man with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and opioid dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving codeine, tramadol, oxazepam and diazepam. He systematically obtained prescriptio…

general practicepsychiatrysystemcommunicationcodeine
VIChome2016-04-04

Finding into death of Frank Edward Frood

47y · Male·Bronchopneumonia on a background of methadone and benzodiazepine use

Frank Frood, a 47-year-old man with a 20-year history of heroin use and opioid replacement therapy (ORT) on methadone, died from bronchopneumonia with a background of met…

general practiceaddiction medicinemedicationsystemmethadone
WAhome2016-02-10

Inquest into the Death of Shayne Andrew BERRY

44y · Male·Combined drug effect (oxycodone and benzodiazepines)

A 44-year-old man with a history of heroin addiction registered as a drug addict in 2010 died from combined drug effect involving oxycodone and benzo…

general practicepharmacologysystemcommunicationoxycodone

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