156 results for “substance use disorder”
45y · Male·drowning and intoxication with methamphetamine and other substances
45-year-old male with long-standing substance use disorder, depression, and anxiety died from drowning combined with acute methamphetamine intoxicatio…
31y · Male·Multidrug overdose including heroin
LP, a 31-year-old man with depression, severe anxiety, and substance use disorder, died from multidrug overdose including heroin. He had long-standing benzodiazepine (Xanax)…
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 t…
59y · Male·Unascertained
Louis Naumovski, a 59-year-old man with a long history of substance use disorder, chronic pain, depression, and multiple suicide attempts, was found deceased at his home af…
30y · Male·Drowning due to jumping from the Batman Bridge
A 30-year-old man with opioid use disorder, anxiety, and depression died by suicide from jumping the Batman Bridge. He had been prescribed es…
46y · Male·Complications of ligature compression of the neck (hanging)
…n 11 August 2022 while on an interim supervision order after his release from prison. He had depression, substance use disorder, and chronic suicidal ideation. The coroner identified critical gaps in care: (1) lack of a…
41y · Male·unknown
…hony Pollard was a 41-year-old man with a long history of schizophrenia and amphetamine-induced psychotic disorder who disappeared in May-June 2010 and is presumed dead. He had multiple psychiatric admissions between 200…
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…
38y · Male·Unascertained; death in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Rottnest Island
…ther than suicide. Clinical lessons include recognising the vulnerability of individuals with concurrent substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and acute intoxication, and the importance of risk assessment a…
26y · Male·Drug toxicity (1,4 butanediol, gamma hydroxybutyrate, methylamphetamine, cocaine…
…caine, novel benzodiazepines (bromazolam, flubromazepam), nordiazepam, and ketamine. He had a history of substance use disorder since age 16, successfully completed rehabilitation in May 2022, but relapsed after an over…
23y · Male·combined drug toxicity (oxymorphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in …
…orphone, benzodiazepines, codeine, and morphine) in the setting of sarcoidosis. He had a long history of substance abuse and anxiety disorder, treated with benzodiazepines and antidepressants by multiple clinicians. Des…
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…
27y · Male·Toxicity to heroin
…was 'just going to tell them what they want to hear.' During a work break over Christmas, he resumed heroin use at shared accommodation where other drug users resided, leading to fatal overdose. Clinical lessons include…
41y · Female·Neck compression and hanging
… 41-year-old woman with complex medical and mental health conditions including cervical dystonia, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, chronic pain, and alcohol use disorder, died by suicide on 4 November 2…
30y · Male·Cause of death remains uncertain; likely drug-related but not established
Jason Britten, a 30-year-old man with a long history of heroin use and mental health issues including previous suicide attempts, was found dead at his home in February 2015 a…
42y · Male·methadone toxicity
Andrew Gilbertson, a 42-year-old man with bipolar disorder and substance use disorder, died from methadone toxicity while in custody at Long Bay Correctional Centre…
36y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
Skye Turner, a 36-year-old woman with borderline personality disorder and substance use disorder, died from mixed drug toxicity after being discharged from Maroondah Hospital …
31y · Male·Drowning
Nathan Markl, a 31-year-old man with a history of mental illness, intellectual impairment, and substance use disorder, died by drowning in Narrabri Creek on 7 July 2021. He was intoxicated and under the influe…
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…
25y · Male·Combined drug toxicity
…involving clonazepam, dexamphetamine, codeine, diazepam and pholcodine. He had complex mental health and substance use disorder requiring specialist addiction care unavailable in his regional location. Multiple GPs pres…
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