415 results for “drug abuse”
15y · Female·hypoxic brain damage due to multiple drug toxicity
…e died from accidental overdose of heroin and methylamphetamine (speedballing) in her bedroom while a known drug user was present. She had complex trauma from childhood abuse, a history of drug use and absconding, and wa…
30y · Female·Hanging
A 30-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder, substance abuse history, and exposure to multiple family suicides (father, close friend, partner's mother) presented to Em…
21y · Male·combined effect of a cocktail of drugs taken by him, which caused central nervou…
Paul Fennessy, 21 years old, died from a cocktail of drugs causing central nervous system and respiratory depression with positional asphyxia on 6 January 2010. He h…
39y · Male·propofol toxicity
…cked cupboards with minimal monitoring or auditing requirements, unlike restricted Schedule 4 or Schedule 8 drugs. The coroner found that propofol's availability without adequate storage controls or accountability measur…
34y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propofol, sevoflurane and others)
A 34-year-old anaesthetist at Royal Melbourne Hospital died from combined drug toxicity involving propofol and sevoflurane—anaesthetic agents she accessed from unlocked theatre trolleys …
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in collision with train (pedestrian)
…en struck by a train at 11:45 pm on railway tracks between Carrum and Seaford stations. He had a history of drug-induced psychosis treated with risperidone, but was reportedly in good mental health with future plans. He …
37y · Male·Acute external and internal blood loss from single stab wound to upper left ches…
… failures in Community Corrections management of both offenders' orders. MWJ failed to engage with mandated drug treatment and mental health services despite strong recommendations from ASCO for GP referral for mental he…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
…ion monitoring between prescribers; (2) emergency doctors unaware of Whitall's repeated hospital visits and drug-seeking pattern; (3) decision to supply 20mg diazepam as take-home doses on Boxing Day despite signs of pro…
38y · Male·drowning
…cal errors. The death was fundamentally preventable through: avoiding diving while intoxicated with illicit drugs, proper diving equipment calibration, obtaining appropriate diving certification, and compliance with fish…
27y · Male·hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamin…
A 27-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from hypoxic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest caused by acute methylamphetamine toxicity. H…
51y · Female·toxicity to heroin
Terri Elizabeth Musgrave, a 51-year-old with long-term illicit drug use and prescription medication addiction, died from heroin toxicity. She was involved in a domestic violen…
31y · Male·Gunshot wounds to the neck and chest
…frontation at his estranged partner's parents' home in Queensland. He had a history of violence, substance abuse (methamphetamine, cocaine), and untreated mental health issues including drug-induced paranoia. Despite re…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
…(2) the Mental Health Act 2009 provisions allowing assessment of persons with serious effects of substance abuse should be considered by police; (3) no equivalent of Northern Territory's Volatile Substance Abuse Prevent…
28y · Male·hypoxic brain injury presumed to have occurred as a direct result from toxicity …
…n toxicity on 9 January 2008. He was an involuntary psychiatric inpatient with schizophrenia and substance abuse history when he absconded from escorted leave on 5 January 2008. He was found collapsed in Richmond with a…
51y · Female·blunt force head injuries, stab wounds of the right neck and gagging
… marijuana addiction and was receiving treatment including Suboxone. She visited a unit to purchase illicit drugs, and following a dispute over allegations she had complained about the transaction, was violently attacked…
17y · Male·Global cerebral ischaemic injury and aspiration pneumonia post cardiac arrest du…
Nathan Dimech, a 17-year-old with intellectual disability and substance abuse issues, died from methadone toxicity after consuming his father's opioid replacement therapy (ORT) dose fr…
43y · Male·Coronary Atherosclerosis
Andrew Emerton, a 43-year-old prisoner with a history of substance abuse and psychiatric treatment, collapsed after vigorous exercise in custody. He called for help reporting shor…
52y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Deborah Marie Holtkamp, 52, died from mixed drug toxicity in July 2018 in circumstances consistent with suicide. She had a long history of depression, child…
21y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine t…
…om hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine toxicity. He injected the drug at home and collapsed; despite immediate CPR by his uncle and resuscitation at hospital, he suffered brain …
39y · Male·multiple injuries
…d not contribute to the death. The coroner found the death resulted from the deceased's decision-making and drug impairment, not police actions. This case highlights risks of drug-impaired driving, motorcycle operation w…
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