30 results for “codeine dependency”
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
…ation of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two general practitioners prescribed long-term benzodiazepines (diaze…
64y · Female·hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy caused by neck compression and hanging
…n the context of inadequate search procedures for ligature risks, particularly inconsistency between low dependency and high dependency units. Staff believed harmful items had been removed, but documentation was inadequa…
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 different doctor…
38y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (lethal level of dothiepin, potentially lethal level of morp…
…sons: GPs managing poly-substance users should avoid maintaining multiple benzodiazepines without active dependency reduction; tricyclic antidepressants should be avoided with benzodiazepines in heroin users; specialist …
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…service) prior to release, despite his documented history of multiple recent overdoses and polysubstance dependency. The coroner found this omission significant but concluded it did not contribute to death given the dece…
32y · Male·ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
Aaron Luke Prisgrove, a 32-year-old man with depression, alcohol abuse, and acromegaly, died by hanging on 12 July 2011, shortly after involuntary admission to Graylands Hospital's Smith Ward. He had presented to Tom Pri…
26y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia
…taining OxyContin from ENT anaesthetist Dr R., who was unaware of his drug addict status and past opioid dependency. The deceased concealed his current registered drug addict status from Dr R., presenting only a history …
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory failure due to unpredictable additive effect of combination of…
…failure caused by the unpredictable additive effect of multiple drugs in combination (diazepam, morphine, codeine, methadone, paracetamol). He engaged in doctor-shopping, obtaining 89 prescriptions from 22 different gen…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
…onas Jvirblis, a 23-year-old PhD student, died from combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in the setting of sarcoidosis. He had a long history of substance abuse and anxiety disord…
30y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…is symptoms improved rapidly with antipsychotic medication, and by 6 April he was transferred to the Low Dependency Unit and granted staff-escorted leave. On 7 April, during supervised leave with Associate Charge Nurse L…
26y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity
…ll, aged 26, died from accidental drug overdose caused by multiple prescription medications—predominantly codeine and doxepin in combination with benzodiazepines. She had accessed prescription drugs from at least 13 dif…
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
…pt compliance by ad hoc prescribers and missed opportunities for earlier intervention regarding his drug dependency.
50y · Female·mixed tablet overdosage (quetiapine and venlafaxine with codeine)
…asized that earlier intensive psychiatric involvement in 2003 might have altered her trajectory. Alcohol dependency emerged between April-June 2003, thereafter rendering antidepressants less effective and complicating di…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
Georgia Cheal, a 31-year-old with complex medical history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis,…
Unknown·Erfinna Lay: Aspiration resulting from Acute Multiple Drug Toxicity; John Quirk:…
Two young people died from acute multiple drug toxicity in 2005. Erfinna Lay (22, female) died from aspiration after ingesting chloral hydrate prescribed to her partner. John Quirk (27, male) died from doloxene overdose …
26y · Female·morphine toxicity complicated terminally by bronchopneumonia
… found the prescription of large quantities of narcotics clinically inappropriate given her obvious drug dependency and complex psychiatric overlay. Earlier referral to specialist services (neurology, psychiatry, pain ma…
27y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries from single motorcycle crash
Jacob Wilson, aged 27, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash on 22 January 2018. He was travelling to a scheduled mental health appointment when he lost control of his motorcycle on a cur…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
FDS, a 34-year-old male recently released from prison, died from mixed drug toxicity after injecting heroin in a public toilet. He had a long-standing complex drug history and relapsed shortly after release despite parol…
49y · Female·Bronchopneumonia, hypoxic brain injury, and combined drug toxicity (oxycodone an…
Karen Moore, aged 49, died from bronchopneumonia following hypoxic brain injury caused by combined drug toxicity (oxycodone and diazepam). She was found unconscious at home after an overdose and did not regain consciousn…
38y · Male·Toxicity to heroin
A 38-year-old man with a 24-year history of heroin addiction died from heroin toxicity shortly after release from prison. He had recently completed a 3-month custodial sentence and was released on 22 June 2018, dying on …
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