551 results for “substance abuse”
45y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…quence of deliberate drug ingestion. Key clinical lessons include: anaesthetists are at elevated risk of substance abuse due to occupational stress and direct access to potent drugs; propofol is the most commonly abused…
36y · Female·Stab wound to the right chest
…cribed high-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 …
28y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity (gamma hydroxybutyrate and methamphetamine) with cardiore…
Dean Christopher Brice, a 28-year-old man with longstanding mental health and substance abuse problems, died from multiple drug toxicity (GHB and methamphetamine) with aspiration pneumonia and…
18y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury following cardiac arrest due to neck compression from hangi…
…initial assault incident and the fatal incident. Clinical lessons include: (1) recognition that volatile substance inhalation can cause acute behavioural disturbance presenting as psychiatric emergency; (2) the Mental H…
45y · Female·combined drug (tapentadol, nortriptyline, venlafaxine, codeine, oxycodone, queti…
… woman with significant comorbidities including obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, COPD, depression, and substance abuse history, died from mixed drug and alcohol intoxication. Toxicology revealed toxic/fatal levels of …
24y · Male·inhaled solvent toxicity (from petrol sniffing)
… solvent toxicity on 11 October 2015. Sixteen Applications for Assessment were lodged under the Volatile Substance Abuse Prevention Act (2006) between 2008-2015, with seven in the final three weeks of his life. The coro…
20y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (ethanol, cocaine, etizolam, diazepam, nordiazepam and oxyco…
Ryan Chisholm, a 20-year-old with a history of substance abuse and mental health concerns including anxiety and depression, died from mixed drug toxicity after c…
53y · Male·multiple large incised defects to the head and single stab wound to the chest
…Health Mental Health Services. Mr A had a complex history of mental illness (schizophreniform paranoia), substance abuse, and anti-social behaviour. In the weeks before the killing, Mr X and his wife reported escalating…
17y · Male·Unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse
…n, died on 3 July 2017 at the Bert Williams Hostel from a cause unascertained in the setting of volatile substance abuse (chroming Rexona deodorant). He had a history of exposure to family violence, ADHD, mental health …
24y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (clonazepam, diazepam, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin)
…partner's contributions to his medication supply. Clinical lessons include: GPs must actively assess for substance abuse history, implement comprehensive medication reviews including all sources (prescribed, shared, and…
34y · Male·Stab wound to the chest
…he context of a turbulent relationship characterised by mutual physical violence, recent separation, and substance abuse (methylamphetamine use by both parties). The partner had escalating mental health concerns with pa…
48y · Male·Cardiomegaly and fatty liver in a man with alcohol intoxication
Steven Karastavrou, a 48-year-old man with paranoid schizophrenia, poly-substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, amphetamines), hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes, died suddenly at …
40y · Male·aspiration pneumonitis with acute alcoholic hepatitis, pancreatitis, mixed drug …
Trent Ian Johnston, a 40-year-old man with a history of chronic paranoid schizophrenia, alcohol and substance abuse, died from aspiration pneumonitis complicated by mixed drug toxicity (codeine, morphine, diazepam,…
Male·Ashton Michael Sunfly: ligature compression of the neck (hanging); Mitchell Nana…
… Balgo Aboriginal Community over a 24-month period: four suicides by hanging and one death from volatile substance abuse. The suicide rate in Balgo was more than 100 times the state average, constituting a cluster. The …
25y · Male·Cardiorespiratory arrest due to aspiration pneumonia and hypoxic-ischaemic encep…
… ACT Mental Health services in the community prior to his death. Dean had longstanding mental health and substance abuse problems, did not engage with drug rehabilitation offers despite multiple attempts, and consumed i…
<1y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome or asphyxiation due to co-sleeping or overlaying
…from co-sleeping/overlay. Clinical lessons include: recognising SIDS risk factors (co-sleeping, parental substance use); adequate child protection assessment addressing totality of risks; collaborative practice between …
15y · Female·Ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…unstable housing, moved frequently between relatives, was not regularly attending school, and engaged in substance abuse (paint sniffing, alcohol). She was unsupervised and out late drinking with peers in a park metres …
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…
38y · Female·Combined effects of ischaemic and valvular heart disease with methamphetamine us…
A 38-year-old woman with chronic methamphetamine and cannabis abuse died from cardiac arrest at home. She had pre-existing severe ischaemic and valvular heart disease requiri…
30y · Male·mixed butane, isobutane and propane toxicity
… died from inhalation of butane/propane causing fatal cardiac arrhythmia. He had a documented history of substance abuse (alcohol, cannabis, and butane) recorded by Prison Health Services during his August 2011 custody,…
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