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168 results for benzodiazepine use

VIChome2025-12-04

Finding into death of Raymond John Flaherty

57y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, methadone, benzodiazepines including novel benzodia…

Raymond John Flaherty, a 57-year-old Wurundjeri man with longstanding opioid and benzodiazepine dependence, died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin, methadone, prescribed diazepam, unprescrib…

addiction medicinegeneral practicesystemcommunicationheroin
VIChome2013-10-11

Finding into death of LP

31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin

LP, a 31-year-old man with depression, severe anxiety, and substance use disorder, died from multidrug overdose including heroin. He had long-standing benzodiazepine (Xanax) abuse

pathologypsychiatryheroin
VIChome2017-07-04

Finding into death of NJ

35y · Female·combined drug toxicity

A 35-year-old woman with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and chronic pain died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, pregabalin, me…

general practiceaddiction medicineprescribingcommunicationmethadone
VICcommunity2016-11-22

Finding into death of Claire Marguerite Martin

28y · Female·methadone toxicity

A 28-year-old woman with a history of mental illness and substance use disorder died from methadone toxicity five days after recommencing methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) afte…

addiction medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticmedicationmethadone
WAhome2016-02-10

Inquest into the Death of Adrian Marcus WESTLUND

22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan and op…

…thadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan). He manipulated multiple GPs by misrepresenting his tolerance and drug use, obtaining escalating benzodiazepine prescriptions from concurrent practitioners (Kinetic and Subiaco) with…

general practiceaddiction medicinediagnosticcommunicationalprazolam
TAShome2023-05-01

Coroner's Finding: Koeter, Jacqueline Francis

59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …

…alprazolam dependence for anxiety disorder died from global hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by mixed drug toxicity, with alprazolam levels in the fatal range. She had intentionally taken excess medi…

general practicepsychiatryalprazolam
TAShome2021-10-11

Coroner's Finding: Parsons, Anna Maree

53y · Female·Unintentional mixed prescription drug toxicity (morphine and diazepam) together …

…ase significantly increases vulnerability to CNS depressants; and the dangers of concurrent opioid and benzodiazepine use. The case highlights risks of informal medication sharing among vulnerable patients with substance…

general practiceemergency medicinemorphine
SAcommunity2002-05-23

Coroner's Finding: DANN Kathleen Felicity

38y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (lethal level of dothiepin, potentially lethal level of morp…

A 38-year-old woman with long-standing heroin and benzodiazepine dependence died from mixed drug toxicity following injection of heroin. Her GP had prescribed multiple…

general practiceaddiction medicinemedicationdiagnosticheroin
VIChome2016-04-22

Finding into death of Kelly Elizabeth Hall

43y · Female·mixed drug toxicity including methadone

43-year-old woman with long-standing opioid and benzodiazepine dependence died from mixed drug toxicity including methadone, amitriptyline, pregabalin, duloxetine, d…

general practiceaddiction medicinecommunicationsystemmethadone
NSWhospital2026-01-22

Inquest into the death of JC

30y · Male·hanging

JC was a 30-year-old with a long history of benzodiazepine dependence and previous psychiatric episodes triggered by withdrawal. He presented to Calvary Mater Ho…

emergency medicinepsychiatrydiagnosticcommunicationetizolam
VIChome2012-05-18

Finding into death of David Andrew Trengrove

38y · Male·Toxic effects of morphine in a setting of benzodiazepine dependency

A 38-year-old man with chronic pain, mental illness, and benzodiazepine dependency died from morphine toxicity. He obtained multiple benzodiazepines and opioids from five dif…

general practicepsychiatrymedicationcommunicationmorphine
VICcommunity2014-12-17

Finding into death of Paul Kanis

38y · Male·Organizing pneumonia with loculated pleural effusion in the setting of drug use …

…asthma, died from organizing pneumonia with loculated pleural effusion in the setting of methadone and benzodiazepine use. The critical clinical failure was lack of communication between his two treating doctors: Dr R. (…

general practiceaddiction medicinecommunicationsystemmethadone
VIChome2014-06-19

Finding into death of William John Bailey

22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (methadone and benzodiazepines)

…2-year-old man recently released from prison, died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone and benzodiazepines. He consumed methadone takeaway doses prescribed to his housemate Ms Rattya without her knowledge or …

addiction medicineemergency medicinesystemmethadone
VIChome2024-02-12

Finding into death of Zoha Khan

20y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity including tramadol and flualprazolam

…nt, died from mixed drug toxicity involving tramadol and flualprazolam (a novel psychoactive substance benzodiazepine). She obtained tramadol from a friend and consumed what she believed was Xanax but likely contained fl…

toxicologyemergency medicinetramadol
TAShome2016-04-25

Coroner's Finding: Stacey, Leanne Maree

51y · Female·combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease and combined drug (doth…

…e was discovered lying on the floor by her mother and sister the following morning. The coroner found the cause of death to be the combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease and combined drug intoxication …

general practiceaddiction medicinedosulepin
VIChome2011-06-06

Finding into death of Catherine Anne Viergever

61y · Female·Gunshot injury to head

…sband on 29 March 2010 at their Mount Macedon home. Contributing factors included sertraline toxicity, benzodiazepine use, and alcohol consumption, which likely decreased her conscious state. The coroner found elevated s…

psychiatrytoxicologysertraline
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 methadon…

general practiceaddiction medicinemedicationsystemmethadone
ACThome2019-09-20

Inquest into death of Kurt Mellick Andriske

52y · Male·septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri group pneumonia

Kurt Mellick Andriske, 52, died from septicaemia caused by Streptococcus Milleri pneumonia, with drug toxicity as a contributing factor. He was a complex patient …

general practicepsychiatrydiazepam
SAhome2006-05-05

Coroner's Finding: KILEY Carol Anne

55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity due to combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines (oxazep…

…e and previous alcohol withdrawal seizure. The coroner found Dr B.'s management inadequate: indefinite benzodiazepine prescriptions without periodic assessments, failure to arrange psychiatric referral despite knowing he…

general practicepsychiatrymedicationdiagnosticoxazepam
VIChome2020-06-12

Finding into death of Daniel Isaac Semple

39y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, oxazepam, carbamazepine, levetirace…

…year-old man with epilepsy and opioid dependence died from multiple drug toxicity involving methadone, benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam), antiepileptics (carbamazepine, levetiracetam), and mirtazapine. He was prescrib…

general practiceaddiction medicinediagnosticmedicationmethadone
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