NSWcommunity2019-03-22
Inquest into the death of Aarron McKay
27y · Male·multiple injuries
A 27-year-old British man died from multiple injuries after falling from a five-storey building on New Year's Eve 2016. He had ingested LSD, ke…
LSD
16 results for “cognitive impairment from drug use”
TAShome2020-06-30
Coroner's Finding: Hinley, David John
74y · Male·Mixed prescription drug toxicity (codeine, paracetamol, mirtazapine, promethazin…
…ear-old man with multiple chronic conditions including cerebellar ataxia, COPD, depression and anxiety died from mixed prescription drug toxicity. He had cognitive impairment affecting medication management and habituall…
general practicepsychiatrycommunicationsystemcodeine
NTcommunity2024-11-26
Inquest into the death of Richard Roe
40y · Male·unknown
Richard Ken Roe disappeared on 2 November 2016 from Lake Bennett, NT, and is presumed deceased. He was last seen near his abandoned vehicle, reportedly having …
methamphetamine
WAhospital2023-11-29
Inquest into the Death of Samuel Edward ASHBY
46y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia in an obese man with a history of diabetes mellitus, obstru…
Samuel Edward Ashby, a 46-year-old prisoner with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, died from aspiration pneumonia complicated by clozapine effect. Key clinical lessons: (1) smoking cessation dramatica…
psychiatrygeneral medicinediagnosticsystemclozapine
VIChome2020-02-25
Finding into death of Laurie Henry Cartledge
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity in the setting of ischaemic heart disease
Laurie Cartledge, a 44-year-old man with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury, died from heroin toxicity complicated by severe coronary artery atherosclerosis just one day after release from priso…
forensic medicineaddiction medicinesystemcommunicationheroin
VICcommunity2020-07-13
Finding into death of Cameron Andrew MacLellan
44y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a motorcycle incident
A 44-year-old man with complex psychiatric history and substance abuse was killed in a motorcycle collision while driving unlicensed and under the influence of methylamphetamine.…
psychiatryaddiction medicinesystemdelaymethamphetamine
SAcommunity2000-03-13
Coroner's Finding: STRANGWAYS Kenneth Charles
34y · Male·aspiration pneumonia following seizure with concomitant global severe anoxic enc…
Kenneth Strangways, a 34-year-old Aboriginal man with post-traumatic epilepsy, organic brain damage from head injuries, alcoholism and psychiatric illness, died from aspiration pneumonia following a seizure. The …
psychiatryneurosurgerycommunicationsystemanticonvulsant medications
TAS2020-05-19
Coroner's Finding: McCarthy, Blake John
20y · Male·Traumatic closed head injury sustained in a motorcycle collision
Blake McCarthy, a 20-year-old motorcyclist with a history of traffic violations, died from traumatic closed head injury following a collision with a motor vehicle. McCarthy was disqualified from dri…
methamphetamine
QLDcommunity2016-05-03
Foster, Troy Martin
32y · Male·gunshot wounds to the trunk
Troy Martin Foster, a 32-year-old man with intellectual impairment, mild cognitive disability, and a history of substance abuse and violence, died following a police shoot…
psychiatryemergency medicinecommunicationsystemalcohol
NSW2019-08-23
Inquest into the death of Patrick FISHER
35y · Male·multiple injuries received when he fell from a 13th floor balcony
Patrick Fisher, aged 35, died on 7 February 2018 after falling from a 13th floor apartment balcony while evading police attempting to execute arrest warrants. He was acutely i…
methamphetamine
NSWhome2019-02-15
Inquest into the death of Margaret Rose CARR
62y · Female·Unknown. Likely natural causes, possibly with drug-related element. QT-prolongat…
…y and 1 March 2017. She had complex medical history including COPD, endocarditis, hepatitis C and substance use disorder (heroin, cannabis, methadone). She was last seen on 27 February appearing unwell and pale. An auto…
general practiceforensic medicineamitriptyline
WAhome2004-11-03
Inquest into the Deaths of Jack Craig Anstey and Ashleigh Fiona Mungur
Immersion (Drowning)
…Fiona Mungur (8), drowned on 3 October 2003 when the Jeep Cherokee in which they were passengers was washed from a low-level ford crossing of the Blackwood River on Jalbarragup Road near Nannup, Western Australia. The dr…
systemdelayamphetamine
VIChome2026-03-04
Finding into death of Carol Fay Slade
54y · Female·Severe burns sustained in a house fire (palliated)
Carol Fay Slade, a 54-year-old woman with acquired brain injury from a 2003 motorcycle accident and mobility limitations, died from severe burns sustained in a house fire at he…
emergency medicineintensive caresystemmethadone
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 me…
psychiatryemergency medicinediagnosticcommunicationheroin
ACT2025-04-30
Inquest into the death of Nathan Booth
40y · Male·hypothermia
Nathan Booth, a 40-year-old Aboriginal man with opioid addiction, was reported missing on 2 September 2019 after last being seen on 27 June 2019 when he obtained his methadone dose at Canberra Hospital. His body was foun…
forensic medicinetoxicologycommunicationdelaymethadone
QLD2017-10-20
Anthony William Young, Shaun Basil Kumeroa, Edward Wayne Logan, Laval Donovan Zimmer and Troy Martin Foster
Male·Police use of lethal force; coroner found in each case the officers acted approp…
This multi-death inquest examined five police shootings in Queensland (2013-2014) where all deceased had mental health histories. The coroner found officers acted appropriately in each case but made 19 recommendations to…
emergency medicinepsychiatrysystemcommunicationmethamphetamine
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