66 results for “drug dependency”
26y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia
Daniel James Hall, aged 26, died on 31 July 2010 from multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia after consuming approximately 10-12 OxyContin tablets over 24 hours, vastly e…
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old de-registered doctor died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two gene…
38y · Male·asphyxiation due to hanging
A 38-year-old remand prisoner with a long history of drug dependency died by asphyxiation from hanging in his cell at a metropolitan remand centre in September 2011.…
28y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (synergistic effects of diazepam, oxycodone, and fentanyl ca…
Matthew McLachlan, a 28-year-old paraplegic with chronic pain from spinal cord injury, died from mixed drug toxicity while hospitalized for urinary tract infection treatment. He was receiving fentanyl patches, oxyco…
30y · Male·BUTANE TOXICITY
…butane toxicity after intentionally inhaling butane gas from a lighter refill can at home. He had untreated drug dependency issues and was using cannabis. Clinical lessons include the need for: (1) improved retailer educ…
55y · Male·Combined effects of mixed drug (alcohol and promethazine) toxicity and environme…
A 55-year-old man with alcohol dependency died from combined alcohol and promethazine toxicity with heat exposure. He spent 4-5 hours sunbaking in…
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…
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 benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam,…
53y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propranolol and insulin)
A 53-year-old registered nurse with longstanding depression, anxiety and benzodiazepine dependency died from combined drug toxicity (propranolol and insulin) in what was determined to be an intentional o…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…bis. A critical missed opportunity was identified: the correctional services failed to refer him to RAPIDS (drug and alcohol assessment service) prior to release, despite his documented history of multiple recent overdos…
35y · Male·Neck trauma from hanging
…was residing at Nexus House, a detoxification centre, and was attending regular counselling for alcohol and drug dependency. Forensic examination revealed a fractured cervical vertebra consistent with death by hanging. T…
43y · Male·hypoxic brain injury caused by cardiac arrest due to unintentional drug poisonin…
…use disorder and polysubstance dependence died from hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest caused by drug poisoning. He had been prescribed large quantities of pregabalin, temazepam, and tramadol by his GP despite…
37y · Male·cardiomegaly and recent ingestion of methadone
…ertension and methadone in blood at 0.3 mg/L. The coroner emphasised that methadone is a potentially lethal drug requiring careful medical assessment and review by authorised prescribers. This case highlights the danger …
Unknown·smoke inhalation and burns from deliberately-lit fire (primary cause varies by i…
… elderly residents died in a deliberately-lit fire at Quakers Hill Nursing Home on 18 November 2011, set by drug-dependent nurse Roger Dean to destroy evidence of medication theft. Dean had worked while visibly intoxicat…
44y · Male·Combined drug effect (oxycodone and benzodiazepines)
A 44-year-old man with a history of heroin addiction registered as a drug addict in 2010 died from combined drug effect involving oxycodone and benzodiazepines. Despite being a regi…
25y · Male·consistent with drowning in a man with multiple injuries
…ment and Treatment Team (CATT) revealed suicidal ideation with plan, paranoid delusions, and recent illicit drug use. He was admitted to the Low Dependency Unit (LDU) rather than the High Dependency Unit despite document…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
… December 2013. Autopsy findings of crystalline granulomas in the lungs indicated long-standing intravenous drug use. She had previously overdosed on Fentanyl at work in January 2010 and was thereafter supervised by AHPR…
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 …
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
… O'Brien, a 22-year-old with acquired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight substances including prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and unprescribed ketamin…
27y · Female·neck compression
…her intimate partner Benjamin Pappas in February 2007. Lynette had a documented history of family violence, drug dependency, and was receiving support from family violence services. She was also a patient of GP Dr K., wh…
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