84 results for “substance use disorder”
26y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (heroin, morphine, codeine combined with lorazepam, olanzapi…
Nicholas Lopes, a 26-year-old with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, intellectual disability, and substance use disorders, died from mixed drug toxicity (heroin combined with benzodiazepines and antipsychotics) t…
44y · Male·acute alcohol intoxication
…d alcohol level of 0.572g/100ml (above the lethal threshold of 0.4g/100ml), combined with methylamphetamine use. He had a longstanding alcohol use disorder with multiple prior detoxification admissions that ended premat…
25y · Female·Compression of the neck
…eider, a 25-year-old woman, died by suicide via neck compression while intoxicated. She had a history of substance misuse (cocaine, alcohol), anxiety treated with Zoloft, and was taking alprazolam. On the morning of her…
33y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
A 33-year-old man with complex psychiatric history (bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, autism, ADHD) and long-standing substance use disorder died from mixed drug to…
51y · Female·undetermined - either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease
…ally lethal citalopram level, and autopsy showed significant atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. The cause of death was undetermined, as either citalopram toxicity or ischaemic heart disease could have been fatal. …
43y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity (methadone, synthetic cannabinoids (5f-cumyl-pinaca and cumy…
…involving methadone, synthetic cannabinoids, olanzapine, and duloxetine. He had a significant history of substance abuse, family violence offending, and mental health issues. His death was the unintended consequence of …
23y · Male·Haemorrhage from incised wounds to the neck and wrists
…ncluding childhood domestic violence exposure, paternal heroin overdose witnessed as a teenager, chronic substance use disorder with drug-induced psychosis, and recent suicide loss of a close friend. Despite police depl…
53y · Male·Complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to mixed drug toxicity (methylam…
BT, a 53-year-old man with substance use disorder and mental health conditions, died from complications of hypoxic brain injury secondary to …
49y · Female·Unascertained; most likely cardiac abnormality
Jennifer Gebert, a 49-year-old with long-standing mental illness and substance use disorder, died unexpectedly in an acute psychiatric unit on 6 December 2019. She presented to the ED…
51y · Female·toxicity to heroin
Terri Elizabeth Musgrave, a 51-year-old with long-term illicit drug use and prescription medication addiction, died from heroin toxicity. She was involved in a domestic violence i…
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…
38 and 3y · Female and male·Stacey: hanging; Seth: undetermined causes (likely suffocation, drowning, or str…
Stacey Docherty, a 38-year-old woman with complex post-traumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder resulting from childhood sexual abuse, killed her 3-year-old son Seth…
24y · Male·mixed ethanol and prescription drug toxicity
…nd prescription drug toxicity following an impulsive overdose. He had longstanding borderline personality disorder, polysubstance dependence, chronic suicidal ideation, and was under psychiatric care. After a relationshi…
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 …
50y · Female·Combined drug toxicity in a woman with tension pneumothorax
… of tension pneumothorax. She had a history of alcohol dependence, depression, and borderline personality disorder. Following an argument with her partner on 7 January 2020, she was relocated to a neighbour's house by po…
28y · Female·Mixed drug toxicity
…ermining death was by misadventure. Key clinical lessons include recognising the lethal synergy of polydrug use combining heroin with stimulants, understanding that individuals with chronic addiction may have high drug …
40y · Male·Multiple drug toxicity, being either an overdose due to methylamphetamine alone,…
Mark Anthony O'Connor, a 40-year-old detainee with longstanding polysubstance use disorder, died in custody from multiple drug toxicity (methylamphetamine and possibly buprenorphine)…
21y · Male·Hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine t…
A 21-year-old man died from hypoxic encephalopathy complicating cardiac arrest caused by methylamphetamine toxicity. He injected the drug at home and collapsed; despite immediate CPR by his un…
27y · Female·mixed methadone and alcohol intoxication
Susan Patterson, a 27-year-old Aboriginal woman with a history of alcohol and polysubstance use, died from mixed methadone and alcohol intoxication. She consumed an unknown substance from a brown …
29y · Male·multiple drug toxicity (buprenorphine, oxazepam, diazepam, alprazolam, and methy…
John Frederick Wanganeen, a 29-year-old with documented heavy polysubstance use, died of multiple drug toxicity after injecting crushed buprenorphine tablets mixed with water while…
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