6 results for “intravenous drug abuse complications”
60y · Male·Complications of chronic lung disease (emphysema, foreign body giant cell reacti…
…rtension died at home. He had a history of heavy smoking, chronic back pain treated with morphine, alcohol abuse, and hepatic cirrhosis. Post-mortem examination revealed marked emphysema, evidence of intravenous drug ab…
36y · Male·Cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion
A 36-year-old man died from cardiac failure associated with intravenous methylamphetamine abuse and exertion. He had injected methylamphetamine and subsequently engaged in int…
35y · Female·Acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following intravenous injection of cru…
A 35-year-old woman with chronic hepatitis C and long-standing intravenous drug use died from acute right heart failure (cor pulmonale) following injection of crushed Xanax table…
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…
50y · Female·septicaemia
Julie Anne Bramble, a 50-year-old woman with alcohol dependence and recent drug use, died from septicaemia on 1 April 2011 at her home in Bundaberg. Over 4-5 days prior to death, she deve…
36y · Male·Multi-organ failure complicating injecting drug use
A 36-year-old man with a 13-year history of schizophrenia and substance abuse was admitted involuntarily to a psychiatric unit on 15 September 2012 after community deterioration. He im…
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