201 results for “substance dependence”
42y · Male·unascertained
Richard Vanderhelm, a 42-year-old man with a long history of substance dependence, disappeared on 21–24 May 2009 while undergoing community-based detoxification from methadone…
55y · Female·Multiple drug toxicity due to combination of alcohol and benzodiazepines (oxazep…
Carol Anne Kiley, a 55-year-old woman with chronic back pain, depression, and likely alcohol dependence, died from multiple drug toxicity involving alcohol, oxazepam (toxic level), temazepam, and promethazine…
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 …
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 benzodiazepi…
23y · Female·Multiple head and neck injuries
…2015 following the discovery of her relationship with a male colleague. Singh had risk factors including substance abuse (alcohol and cannabis dependence), mental health conditions (anxiety disorder, depression, panic a…
32y · Female·Hanging
Kylie Burnett, a 32-year-old woman with a long history of opiate dependence, depression, and psychotic episodes, died by hanging at her home in Coburg North, Victoria, between mid-…
50y · Male·Unable to be determined
Colin Campbell, a 50-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia, alcohol dependence, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis, disappeared on 29 May 2015 and is presumed deceased. He was under the care …
53y · Male·Acute subdural haemorrhage
…53, died from acute subdural haemorrhage following a fall or head strike on 16 April 2007. He had opiate dependence and was under the influence of drugs at the time of the incident. He fell or stumbled, sustaining facial…
56y · Female·combined drug toxicity (methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline and mirtazapine); pul…
…d drug toxicity involving methadone, diazepam, amitriptyline, and mirtazapine. She had a long history of substance dependence and had voluntarily ceased methadone treatment five months prior to death. She obtained metha…
35y · Female·combined drug toxicity
A 35-year-old woman with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and chronic pain died from combined drug toxicity involving methadone, pregaba…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
… drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, and was under psychiatric care. After a relationship conflict on …
0y · Female·Morphine toxicity
… prescribing doctor (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 ser…
54y · Male·gunshot wound to the head
WX, a 54-year-old with longstanding depression, substance abuse (opioids, benzodiazepines), and a 2008 suicide attempt, died by gunshot wound on 27 April 2015. De…
25y · Male·Gunshot injury to the head
… SK had 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 sever…
22y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (tapentadol, clonazepam, citalopram, amphetamine, olanzapine…
…ired brain injury from a childhood motor vehicle accident, died from mixed drug toxicity involving eight substances including prescribed opioids, benzodiazepines, and unprescribed ketamine. He had a documented substance…
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 …
45y · Male·multi-drug toxicity from ingestion of methadone and amitriptyline
…gesting amitriptyline and methadone in April 2015. He had complex medical and psychiatric comorbidities, substance abuse issues, and was under care of his GP Dr H. for 17 years. Critical clinical lessons include: inadeq…
29y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin and methamphetamine)
…ne addiction died from mixed drug toxicity. He had suffered a work-related back injury leading to opioid dependence, complicated by anxiety and panic attacks. Although engaged with psychological and drug and alcohol coun…
38y · Male·Multiple injuries
…g thoughts of harming his father. He had a complex psychiatric history including paranoid schizophrenia, substance dependence, and prior hospitalization. He denied suicidal intent but admitted occasional suicidal ideati…
20y · Male·Lung infection on a background of oxycodone intoxication
… Dr S. failed to seek required approvals before prescribing controlled drugs to patients at risk of drug dependence, demonstrating substantial lack of judgement. The coroner found insufficient evidence to determine exact…
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