229 results for “alcohol dependence”
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity due to combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines (oxazep…
Carol Anne Kiley, a 55-year-old woman with chronic back pain, depression, and likely alcohol dependence, died from multiple drug toxicity involving alcohol, oxazepam (toxic level), temazepam, and pr…
54y · Male·Decompensated liver failure complicating advanced cirrhosis on a background of c…
…ne Reginald Lockley, aged 54, died from decompensated liver failure due to advanced cirrhosis and chronic alcohol dependence. He had a long history of alcohol abuse, intellectual impairment, and was under guardianship, …
30y · Male·acute alcohol (ethanol) toxicity
A 30-year-old male with severe alcohol dependence died from acute ethanol toxicity after a prolonged drinking episode. Despite engagement with a…
57y · Male·Unascertained
…g with an associate, James Heyes. No autopsy was possible. Key clinical lesson: patients with ill health, alcohol dependence, and welfare dependence require follow-up after discharge and safeguarding when living with ot…
36y · Male·hanging, with contributing factors of alcohol dependence and depression
…ed 36, died by hanging on 14-15 June 2021 after a long history of bipolar disorder, major depression, and alcohol dependence. He was discharged from Northside Mental Health Unit on 9 June 2021 following admission for ov…
42y · Male·Unascertained; most likely exposure after wandering in bushland
David Greenwood, a 42-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic alcohol dependence and a chronic chest infection, disappeared from Gindalbie Station near Kalgoorlie on 14 Octobe…
57y · Male·hanging
Christopher Maxwell Lampkin, a 57-year-old man with longstanding depression and alcohol dependence, died by hanging in July 2021. He had been treated for depression since 2009 and had attended …
50y · Male·Unable to be determined
Colin Campbell, a 50-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis, disappeared on 29 May 2015 and is presumed deceased. He was under…
49y · Male·Drug toxicity (methadone)
Brenton Grosser, a 49-year-old man with alcohol addiction history, died from methadone toxicity after consuming three 100ml takeaway methadone bottles pr…
43y · Male·Incised right radial artery
Bradley Scott, a 43-year-old man with chronic alcohol dependence and hepatic cirrhosis, died from exsanguination following an incised right radial artery. Afte…
57y · Male·Undetermined; possible sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) with competin…
…C infection. Mr Mansell had a history of acquired brain injury from a 2015 assault requiring craniectomy, alcohol dependence with withdrawal seizures, and was on valproic acid (anticonvulsant). Post-mortem examination w…
48y · Male·Drowning
A 48-year-old man with depression, problematic alcohol use, and recent onset paranoid ideation and auditory hallucinations presented twice to the Emergency Depa…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
…city following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, and was under psychiatric care. After a relationship conflict on 10-11 Janua…
38y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
DA was a 38-year-old man who died from mixed drug toxicity involving sedating medications and alcohol. He had longstanding severe anxiety and became dependent on codeine and benzodiazepines, initially obtain…
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 …
42y · Male·Hanging
A 42-year-old male prisoner with a history of alcohol dependence, PTSD, and epilepsy died by intentional hanging in Cessnock Correctional Centre. Mental health…
51y · Female·Unintentional prescription drug poisoning due to central nervous system depressi…
…n prescribed high-risk combinations of opioids and benzodiazepines over many years, with documented drug dependence and propensity for medication misuse. Her treating GP from 2021 onwards made reasonable attempts to redu…
23y · Female·Multiple head and neck injuries
…he discovery of her relationship with a male colleague. Singh had risk factors including substance abuse (alcohol and cannabis dependence), mental health conditions (anxiety disorder, depression, panic attacks), and had…
50y · Male·acute alcohol toxicity
A 50-year-old man died from acute alcohol toxicity in a hotel room after consuming approximately 700mL of vodka over a 24-hour period. He had a 10-…
36y · Male·Neck compression secondary to hanging
A 36-year-old man with a history of depression, anxiety, and alcohol dependence died by suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic following job loss. He presented to a psychothera…
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