318 results for “substance use (cannabis)”
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 requirin…
0y · Male·Unascertained
…ion was found asleep on his mother's chest while she was asleep on a couch and died from an unascertained cause. Post-mortem toxicology detected methamphetamine and cannabis; the cause of death could not be determined b…
37y · Male·smoke inhalation
…munity mental health services on a Community Treatment Order, died from smoke inhalation in an accidental house fire. He had a blood alcohol level of 0.230-0.238% (nearly five times the legal driving limit) and cannabis…
0y · Female·Sudden infant death syndrome or asphyxiation due to co-sleeping or overlaying
…0am; the baby was discovered head-down beside the bed at 6:30am. Autopsy could not conclusively determine cause of death but indicated probable SIDS or asphyxiation from co-sleeping/overlay. Clinical lessons include: re…
44y · Male·Positional asphyxia
Scott Allen Daniels, a 44-year-old with chronic schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse history, died from positional asphyxia on 17-19 March 2016. He consumed significant alcohol (BAC 0…
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…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries due to train over-run
…lway Station in January 2012. He was moderately intoxicated with alcohol and cannabis, with recent cannabis use. The coroner could not definitively determine whether this was suicide or accidental death (falling asleep …
29y · Male·Incised injury to the neck
…terans; ensuring follow-up mental health support following compensation awards; monitoring patients with substance use and mood disorders; and early intervention when behavioural deterioration occurs. Recommended psycho…
59y · Female·head injury
… assaulted by her son Majang Ngor during an acute psychotic episode induced by cannabis and methamphetamine use. Ngor had a documented first psychotic episode in February 2012, subsequently engaging with Orygen Youth He…
33y · Male·Combined drug toxicity (heroin, alprazolam, methadone)
Shane Hubezak, aged 33, died from combined drug toxicity involving heroin, alprazolam (Xanax), methadone, and cannabis. On 25 July 2010, he was arrested following a police pursuit and motor vehicle collision. He was tran…
0y · Female·Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Category 2)
…ttress on the lounge room floor between her parents, who were also sleeping on the mattress. The father had used cannabis and a small amount of Xanax the previous evening. At autopsy, the infant had evidence of myocardi…
26y · Male·unascertained; suspected suicide by firearm
…, aged 26, disappeared on 14 January 2012 from his family farm in regional Victoria. He had a history of substance abuse (heroin, OxyContin, cannabis) from age 21 and severe mental illness from 2009, including paranoid …
19y · Male·Stab wounds to the neck and chest
Taylor Oliver, a 19-year-old with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, died by self-inflicted stab wounds on 1 December 2019. He had been admitted to mental heal…
34y · Male·Hanging
…e despite suicidal ideation. A key clinical lesson is that incomplete diagnostic clarity and undisclosed substance use (cannabis) complicated risk assessment. The coroner found the decision not to admit was defensible b…
54y · Male·Heroin overdose
A 54-year-old man with schizophrenia and long-standing substance use disorder died from heroin overdose in a squatter house in Collingwood. He had been discharged from p…
18y · Male·Effects of fire (accidental)
…urns sustained in a bedroom fire on 14 March 2012. The coroner found the fire was accidental, most likely caused by a carelessly discarded or improperly extinguished cigarette on the bed while Daniel was smoking. Despit…
18y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in motorcycle crash
…g cannabis. Toxicology showed methylamphetamine and cannabis present at levels consistent with recreational use but capable of impairing driving judgment. Expert evidence indicated methylamphetamine users with cannabis …
21y · Male·Unascertained causes
…ive police investigation and multiple proof-of-life checks over decades, his body was never found and the cause and circumstances of death remain unascertained. Several theories emerged including possible homicide by tw…
42y · Male·Drowning
…thout a marine licence. His personal flotation device was only partially inflated. Key clinical lessons: substance use significantly impairs judgment and motor coordination in high-risk activities; the chest pain he exp…
39y · Female·neck compression due to hanging
A 39-year-old woman with bipolar disorder, depression, substance abuse (alcohol and cannabis), and multiple past suicide attempts died by hanging at home on 11 February …
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