61 results for “intentional drug overdose”
87y · Female·digoxin toxicity with hyperkalaemia
An 87-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, chronic pain, and renal failure intentionally overdosed on approximately 79 digoxin tablets. She called the ambulance and disclosed the overdose. D…
86y · Female·Unable to be determined
…range 0.61–1.6mg/kg). A clinical pharmacologist opined that such high concentrations likely resulted from overdose (intentional or non-intentional) and might have increased risk of cardiotoxicity or seizure, particularly…
52y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…2-year-old man with multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, depression and history of suicidality died from mixed drug toxicity following an intentional overdose. He was prescribed multiple opioids (fentanyl, tramadol, oxycodo…
75y · Male·Multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity
…an with end-stage cardiac failure and chronic renal failure died from multiorgan failure complicating mixed drug toxicity following intentional overdose of alcohol, temazepam, and oxycodone. He had expressed suicidal ide…
55y · Male·toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam
…year-old man with bipolar affective disorder died from toxic effects of quetiapine and clonazepam after intentional overdose. He was found unconscious at home and admitted to ICU at Royal Adelaide Hospital where he was …
44y · Female·mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents
A 44-year-old woman with chronic back pain and depression died from mixed drug toxicity with aspiration of gastric contents. She had been prescribed multiple medications including amitri…
69y · Male·mixed drug toxicity; oxycodone overdose with doxylamine, temazepam, and naloxone
…eoffrey Griffin, a 69-year-old man facing multiple charges for historic child sexual abuse, died from mixed drug toxicity involving oxycodone, doxylamine, temazepam, and naloxone. He was admitted to Launceston General Ho…
69y · Male·amitriptyline and alcohol toxicity with ischaemic heart disease
A 69-year-old man with longstanding anxiety, depression, heavy alcohol use, and multiple prior intentional overdoses of amitriptyline died from combined amitriptyline and alcohol toxicity with underlying ischae…
36y · Male·mixed drug toxicity including heroin and methamphetamine
A 36-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use died from mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and methamphetamine. He was recently released on parole …
44y · Male·Methamphetamine toxicity
… on 11 December 2021 at his home in Leith, Tasmania. He had a history of depression, anxiety, heavy illicit drug use, and a recent suicide attempt by overdose in September 2021. Following relationship distress and suicid…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 32-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance abuse history died from mixed drug toxicity (oxycodone 0.7 mg/L, tramadol, benzodiazepines, cannabis and amphetamines). Emergency services att…
59y · Female·Global hypoxic brain injury due to mixed drug toxicity, specifically alprazolam …
…endence 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 medication on 28 Se…
18y · Female·Colchicine toxicity
An 18-year-old female died from colchicine toxicity after intentional overdose of her father's medications during a mental health crisis. She ingested approximately 10-15g o…
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
Suzanne Evans, aged 50, died from combined drug toxicity in the setting of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and b…
30y · Male·Alcohol and drug toxicity
Dean Withall, aged 30, died from alcohol and drug toxicity following heroin injection combined with alcohol consumption. He had a long history of drug and al…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, codeine and doxepin)
Jason Hester, a 34-year-old prisoner at a transitional correctional facility, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin, codeine and doxepin) following an apparent overdose. He had been granted approved leave a…
40y · Male·drug overdose (propofol)
…anaesthetic and recovery nurse at the Alfred Hospital with a history of anxiety and depression, died by intentional drug overdose using propofol and rocuronium obtained from his workplace. Following a relationship argum…
48y · Male·multi drug toxicity (GHB and methyl-amphetamine)
David Luc Monlun, a 48-year-old businessman, died on 30 May 2011 from multi-drug toxicity involving GHB and methyl-amphetamine. The inquest determined his death occurred in suspicious circ…
Unknown·Mixed drug toxicity
Clem McCullough died between 8-10 June 2019 from mixed drug toxicity. The inquest, held in May 2026, resulted in an open finding as the available evidence did not perm…
39y · Male·Hypoxic ischaemic brain injury
David Leslie Chapman, age 39, collapsed from a suspected heroin overdose in Richmond on 9 June 2016 and died from hypoxic ischaemic brain injury on 17 June 2016. He had a lengthy…
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