118 results for “polysubstance abuse”
37y · Male·Morphine toxicity from accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morp…
…e to accidental overdose of crushed Kapanol (slow-release morphine capsules). He had a long history of polysubstance abuse, encephalitis from age 15, and was enrolled in a methadone program. The death occurred while he …
40y · Female·acute right-sided congestive heart failure (cor pulmonale) resulting from intrav…
…e) caused by intravenous injection of crushed alprazolam tablets. She had a long history of opioid and polysubstance abuse, with recent escalation involving heroin, amphetamine, and oxycodone. She was enrolled in Tasman…
36y · Male·Hypoxic/ischaemic encephalopathy and hanging
…ltiple contacts. Clinical learning includes recognition of acute mental health crisis in patients with polysubstance abuse, untreated depression, and multiple stressors. Early psychiatric assessment and crisis intervent…
36y · Male·Hanging
…er care, psychiatric consultation, and counselling. A psychiatrist noted chronic anger control issues, polysubstance abuse history, and possible antisocial personality traits but found no active suicidal ideation at Oct…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…igh-dose tramadol (700-800mg daily) for chronic pain over 22 months by his GP without documented substance abuse assessment, despite documented history of polysubstance dependence. When Eckersley ceased alcohol and cann…
32y · Male·Multidrug overdose
A 32-year-old man with a history of polysubstance abuse, schizoaffective disorder, and chronic pain died from multidrug overdose at home. He had obtaine…
28y · Male·heroin toxicity
Elijah Shelley, a 28-year-old with borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety, and polysubstance abuse, was admitted to Alfred Health following a suspected heroin overdose suicide attempt on 27 Octob…
31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin
…e use disorder, died from multidrug overdose including heroin. He had long-standing benzodiazepine (Xanax) abuse since his late teens, complicated by methamphetamine use. On 7 June 2011, he purchased heroin with a known…
42y · Male·Ischaemic heart disease - coronary atherosclerosis and thrombosis
…e his death, which were initially attributed to other causes. He was receiving treatment from a GP for polysubstance abuse (opioid dependence, benzodiazepine seeking) with Suboxone and Valium. Post-mortem toxicology sho…
45y · Male·bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity
…year-old with treatment-resistant chronic paranoid schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and polysubstance use disorder, died from bronchopneumonia and combined drug toxicity. He was managed in the community o…
28y · Female·combined drug toxicity (heroin and prescribed psychiatric medications)
Priscilla Stephenson, a 28-year-old Aboriginal woman with longstanding mental illness and polysubstance abuse, died from combined drug toxicity (heroin plus prescribed psychiatric medications) shortly after…
31y · Male·haemorrhage due to incised wound to left arm with amphetamine toxicity as a poss…
A 31-year-old man with personality disorder, possible epilepsy, possible schizophrenia, and polysubstance abuse made a triple zero call suggesting self-harm. Police and ambulance crews found him with a deep l…
35y · Male·heroin toxicity
… Thomas White, 35, died from heroin toxicity while on home detention bail. He had a 13-year history of polysubstance abuse including heroin, amphetamines, and methamphetamine. Three days before death, he contacted Drug …
32y · Male·Complications of mixed drug use
A 32-year-old man with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder died from complications of mixed drug use after boarding a train in an intoxicated stat…
35y · Female·neck and chest injuries and drowning due to intentional fall/jump from Tasman Br…
…enia, borderline personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. She had a long history of mental illness, polysubstance abuse, and multiple suicide attempts including a prior Tasman Bridge jump in 2018. At the time of deat…
Female·Hanging
The deceased was a woman with a long history of heroin abuse, benzodiazepine misuse, and mental health issues including depression and psychotic behaviour. She receive…
25y · Female·injuries sustained by jumping from the Tasman Bridge
…year-old woman with longstanding borderline personality disorder, chronic suicidal ideation, and substance abuse died by jumping from the Tasman Bridge on 4 January 1996. She presented to the Emergency Department on 3 J…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
…engaged with mental health services following a suicide attempt in June 2021 and was referred to substance abuse treatment services (STAR), which he initially engaged with but subsequently disengaged after several sessi…
27y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 27-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, and borderline personality disorder died from mixed drug…
34y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
Rajesh Pala, a 34-year-old man with polysubstance abuse disorder, borderline personality disorder, and chronic depression, died from mixed drug toxicity…
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