35 results for “prescription drug dependency”
26y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia
Daniel James Hall, aged 26, died on 31 July 2010 from multiple drug toxicity and bronchopneumonia after consuming approximately 10-12 OxyContin tablets over 24 hours, vastly e…
38y · Male·Toxic effects of morphine in a setting of benzodiazepine dependency
A 38-year-old man with chronic pain, mental illness, and benzodiazepine dependency died from morphine toxicity. He obtained multiple benzodiazepines and opioids from five different doctor…
56y · Male·Aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity
A 56-year-old de-registered doctor died from aspiration of gastric content secondary to combined drug toxicity. He had a long history of prescription drug dependency and multiple mental health issues. Two gene…
53y · Female·Combined drug toxicity (propranolol and insulin)
A 53-year-old registered nurse with longstanding depression, anxiety and benzodiazepine dependency died from combined drug toxicity (propranolol and insulin) in what was determined to be an intentional o…
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
… O'Brien, a 22-year-old with acquired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight substances including prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and unprescribed ketamin…
30y · Female·Fentanyl overdose caused by self-administration of intravenous Fentanyl
… December 2013. Autopsy findings of crystalline granulomas in the lungs indicated long-standing intravenous drug use. She had previously overdosed on Fentanyl at work in January 2010 and was thereafter supervised by AHPR…
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…
26y · Female·morphine toxicity complicated terminally by bronchopneumonia
…depression 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 morphin…
31y · Female·Pneumonia; combined drug toxicity (including marijuana), smoking, pathological o…
… history including chronic pain, major depression, and obesity, died from pneumonia exacerbated by combined drug toxicity from multiple prescription medications, cannabis, and obesity. Despite being treated by numerous s…
38y · Female·mixed drug toxicity (lethal level of dothiepin, potentially lethal level of morp…
A 38-year-old woman with long-standing heroin and benzodiazepine dependence died from mixed drug toxicity following injection of heroin. Her GP had prescribed multiple benzodiazepines (diazepam, oxazepam,…
55y · Male·Combined effects of mixed drug (alcohol and promethazine) toxicity and environme…
A 55-year-old man with alcohol dependency died from combined alcohol and promethazine toxicity with heat exposure. He spent 4-5 hours sunbaking in…
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory failure due to unpredictable additive effect of combination of…
George Shoobridge, a 25-year-old man with a long history of polydrug addiction, died from cardiorespiratory failure caused by the unpredictable additive effect of multiple drug…
27y · Male·chest and abdominal injuries from single motorcycle crash
…ntal health appointment when he lost control of his motorcycle on a curve. Toxicology revealed multiple prescription drugs (diazepam, quetiapine, fluvoxamine, pregabalin) and illicit substances including opium alkaloids,…
22y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazepam, dextromethorphan and op…
Adrian Westlund, a 22-year-old with complex drug-seeking behaviour and polypharmacy addiction, died of combined drug toxicity (alprazolam, methadone, diazep…
58y · Male·Heroin toxicity
58-year-old man with chronic back pain, paranoid schizophrenia, and decades-long prescription opioid and benzodiazepine abuse died from heroin toxicity. He had been successfully withdrawn from opio…
44y · Male·Combined drug effect (oxycodone and benzodiazepines)
A 44-year-old man with a history of heroin addiction registered as a drug addict in 2010 died from combined drug effect involving oxycodone and benzodiazepines. Despite being a regi…
28y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (synergistic effects of diazepam, oxycodone, and fentanyl ca…
Matthew McLachlan, a 28-year-old paraplegic with chronic pain from spinal cord injury, died from mixed drug toxicity while hospitalized for urinary tract infection treatment. He was receiving fentanyl patches, oxyco…
4y · Male·Oxycodone toxicity from ingestion of 80mg OxyContin tablet
…ot appropriately stored and remained accessible to the child. His parents were chronically dependent on prescription opioids and benzodiazepines, frequently incapacitated and unable to supervise him. The Department of Hu…
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…
44y · Male·Heroin toxicity
…bis. A critical missed opportunity was identified: the correctional services failed to refer him to RAPIDS (drug and alcohol assessment service) prior to release, despite his documented history of multiple recent overdos…
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