60 results for “medication seeking behaviour”
54y · Male·asphyxia due to hanging
…de attempts and was receiving palliative care. In his final months, he made escalating requests for pain medication. His GP ceased treatment due to concerns about medication-seeking behaviour and dishonesty about drug us…
22y · Male·combined mixed drug intoxication
… toxic range, dextromethorphan and bupropion at supratherapeutic levels. He had engaged in sustained drug-seeking behaviour across multiple doctors and obtained U-47700 online despite signing a declaration it was not fo…
44y · Female·Unascertained
… epilepsy, and opioid dependence died at home with an unascertained cause in the setting of prescription medication use. She was a known 'doctor shopper' who obtained opioids from multiple prescribers simultaneously. Two…
35y · Male·Fentanyl toxicity
…ed it intravenously. Despite being in a facility designed to provide 24-hour supervision, David accessed medication through an insecure cupboard and was inadequately supervised, particularly overnight when staff failed t…
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, buprenorphine and benzodiazepines)
…to restrict access. Critical clinical lessons: (1) Multiple prescribers failed to identify or act on his medication-seeking behaviour despite warnings from his mother; (2) He declined hospital admission after an overdose…
Male·Combined effects of multiple blunt force injuries and the effects of fire (Craig…
… multiple doctors despite adequate supplies from his primary prescriber. Key failures: (1) no integrated medication monitoring between prescribers; (2) emergency doctors unaware of Whitall's repeated hospital visits and …
56y · Female·Acute combined drug toxicity
…recently transitioned from oxycodone to tramadol for chronic pain management due to concerns about opioid-seeking behaviour. The deceased experienced side effects of nausea and dizziness but wished to persevere with tra…
58y · Male·Heroin toxicity
… care between multiple prescribers (GPs, pain management, mental health) to prevent polypharmacy and drug-seeking behaviours; recognising that patients with established addiction patterns may transition to illicit drugs…
44y · Male·mixed drug toxicity
Michael Allan Steer, aged 44, died from mixed drug toxicity after ingesting excess prescription medication (quetiapine, codeine, diazepam, fluoxetine). He had complex psychiatric history with factitious and soma…
51y · Male·blunt trauma of the chest sustained in a motor vehicle crash; hypovolemic shock …
…e coroner found these drugs significantly impaired his driving ability. His GP had authorised additional medication two days prior after the patient falsely claimed to be travelling. While the GP's prescribing was deemed…
27y · Male·Not determined; olanzapine toxicity suspected but regarded by expert evidence as…
…lth Act 1993. He was a patient with chronic schizophrenia, borderline intelligence, and a history of drug-seeking behaviour. On 5 February 2000, he suffered an overdose requiring ICU admission. Despite this critical inc…
28y · Male·Multiple head, facial and spinal injuries sustained in a single vehicle motorbik…
…idepressants). Key clinical lessons: (1) Mr Tyrrell had documented substance use disorder with clear drug-seeking behaviour recognised by most treating doctors; (2) prescribing of multiple CNS depressants (diazepam, tem…
31y · Male·mixed prescription drug toxicity (methadone, fluvoxamine, tramadol, mirtazapine …
…sclerotic disease. He had a documented history of opioid addiction, multiple emergency presentations for medication overdose, and drug-seeking behaviour managed by his GP and pharmacy services. Despite safeguards (locked…
29y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity
…nd schizoaffective disorder, died from multiple drug toxicity in prison. He had been prescribed multiple medications including methadone, quetiapine, and mirtazapine, which he was receiving under supervised protocols. Cl…
26y · Female·morphine toxicity complicated terminally by bronchopneumonia
…ion died from morphine toxicity complicated by aspiration pneumonia. She had a documented history of drug-seeking behaviour, forged prescriptions, and doctor-shopping. Her GP prescribed escalating doses of morphine in m…
32y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (codeine, methadone, alprazolam, diazepam) in a man with cor…
…scribing benzodiazepines concurrently without coordination; continued prescribing despite documented drug-seeking behaviour; inadequate application of existing guidelines; and reliance on a Prescription Shopping Program…
0y · Female·Morphine toxicity
… (Dr S.) failing to recognize and appropriately manage the parents' escalating opioid dependence and drug-seeking behaviour despite clear warning signs; failure to refer them to addiction treatment services; police inve…
25y · Female·mixed drug toxicity
…th chronic migraines and depression, died from mixed drug toxicity after consuming multiple prescription medications including oxycodone, codeine, tramadol, diazepam, amitriptyline and zolpidem. She was a 'doctor-shopper…
34y · Female·Multi drug toxicity
…m tablets (180mg/day), and 575 amitriptyline tablets (174mg/day). Multiple prescribers were aware of drug-seeking behaviour but continued dispensing. Critically, tramadol and amitriptyline are contraindicated in epileps…
42y · Male·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…atric registrar (not consultant psychiatrist) covering for an absent senior clinician, ceased olanzapine medication in May 2024, characterizing Brian's requests for reinstatement as drug-seeking behaviour despite his doc…
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