121 results for “opioid toxicity”
67y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents, due to morphine toxicity, in the context of bila…
…c pain, pancreatitis, osteoporosis and emphysema died from aspiration of gastric contents due to morphine toxicity. He had been prescribed opioid medications (MS-Contin and Ordine) by his GP under pain specialist guidanc…
26y · Male·morphine intoxication due to ingestion of poppy tea
…ommercial fields despite warning signs. After consuming the tea on 16 February 2014, he developed signs of opioid toxicity that evening, including feeling unwell, vomiting multiple times, and requiring assistance to walk…
25y · Female·complications of opioid toxicity
Ellie Marlene Hare, 25, died from opioid toxicity after injecting methadone on two consecutive nights with Matthew Drake. She was opioid-naïve, hav…
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 and appeared to be reintegrating…
5y · Female·Hypoxic-ischaemic Encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity
LA, a five-year-old girl, died from hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy due to methadone toxicity on 22 January 2017. She ingested methadone at her grandfather's home while staying overnight; the grandfa…
79y · Male·hypoxic brain injury due to cardio-respiratory arrest caused by opioid toxicity
Yongxing Wang, 79, died from hypoxic brain injury caused by opioid toxicity from combined morphine and oxycodone. After a minor back injury on 21 August, he received a corti…
34y · Male·heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis
…rren Fitzgerald, a 34-year-old lifer serving for murder, died in Woodford Correctional Centre from heroin toxicity with possible contribution from coronary atherosclerosis. He had a documented history of drug abuse in pr…
43y · Male·methadone toxicity
Frank Coleman, a 43-year-old First Nations man, died of methadone toxicity after being supplied diverted methadone by another inmate while imprisoned at Long Bay Correctional Compl…
38y · Male·Toxicity to heroin
A 38-year-old man with a 24-year history of heroin addiction died from heroin toxicity shortly after release from prison. He had recently completed a 3-month custodial sentence and was release…
22y · Male·accidental multi-drug toxicity, predominantly oxycodone and 3,4-methylenedioxyme…
Fazan Khan, a 22-year-old employed motor trimmer, died from accidental multi-drug toxicity from oxycodone and MDMA at a house party. He had a history of prescription opioid use (Panadeine Forte, o…
49y · Male·Drug toxicity (methadone)
Brenton Grosser, a 49-year-old man with alcohol addiction history, died from methadone toxicity after consuming three 100ml takeaway methadone bottles prescribed to his housemate. He had consumed signi…
0y · Female·Morphine toxicity
Tamiya Calais Lievesley, a six-month-old infant, died from morphine toxicity on 2 March 2004. She ingested a fatal dose of morphine, likely administered by one of her parents who wer…
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
Four adults died on 24 June 2024 from protonitazene toxicity after ingesting illicitly purchased drugs they believed to be MDMA and cocaine. Protonitazene is a novel …
Unknown·Toxicity to protonitazene
Four adults died on 24 June 2024 from protonitazene toxicity after purchasing drugs believed to be MDMA and cocaine in Melbourne. Protonitazene is a novel synthetic o…
25y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity
Steven Claude Freeman, a 25-year-old Aboriginal man, died of aspiration pneumonia secondary to methadone toxicity on 27 May 2016, while incarcerated at the Alexander Maconochie Centre in the ACT. He was assessed as opio…
37y · Male·cardiomegaly and recent ingestion of methadone
Robert Lee Braun, aged 37, died from cardiomegaly and methadone toxicity after ingesting methadone without a valid treatment permit. He was a long-term user of pain relief medica…
37y · Male·Morphine toxicity from accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morp…
A 37-year-old male subject to home detention bail died from morphine toxicity due to accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morphine capsules). He had a long history of …
38y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity including metonitazene
A 38-year-old man with a long history of substance use, depression, anxiety and ADHD died from mixed drug toxicity involving metonitazene. He believed he was injecting heroin but had unknowingly obtained metonitazene (a …
87y · Female·heart failure and probable pneumonia in an elderly lady complicated by morphine …
…cularly without reviewing the patient's notes, medical history, or full clinical picture. The deceased was opioid-naïve, frail, and at high risk from respiratory depression. The morphine caused toxicity with respiratory …
Toxicity to protonitazene
…lts died on 24 June 2024 following inhalation of cocaine adulterated with protonitazene, a novel synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than heroin. Michael Hodgkinson purchased drugs believed to be MDMA and cocaine but …
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