He was basically walking up the road in Earl’s Court and he
just collapsed and died. He had been using it for so long and
it destroyed him so much that he couldn’t sleep, he couldn’t
eat solid foods, his veins were all encrusted and he was
putting it in the back of his hands, he was putting it in his feet,
he couldn’t walk. He was officially registered, but he still used
the crack so much it was that that killed him. He didn’t eat
solid foods, he was constipated, his eyesight was bad, his
teeth were rotten …
[Narrative no. 25] Her breathing was getting more and more
laboured, she had emphysema and there didn’t seem to be
any treatment going on. [Narrative no. 32]
Deceased (male aged 47 with history of crack cocaine
dependency: diagnosed HIV and Grade 2 Hodgkin’s
lymphoma – treated) presented at hospital one week before
his death complaining of shortness of breath, chest pain and
cough. He had stopped taking all medications several months
earlier. He had noticed enlarging axillary and inguinal nodes
and had night sweats and weight loss. He was treated for
possible pneumonia and received a blood transfusion and IV
fluids. His liver function was worsening and further antibiotics
were administered. The evening he died he was found to be
smoking a white powder in a pipe. Approximately two hours
later he was found collapsed in his room with red blood vomit
all over the walls. He was asystole and despite attempted
CPR was pronounced dead. PM toxicology: cocaine =
0.02mg/L; methadone = 0.07mg/L; codeine = 0.13mg/L
[Coronial file no. 39]
Deceased (male aged 36, known IDU and alcoholic) was
homeless and had been staying with a friend. He had not left
the flat for five weeks. On the day of the overdose, the
deceased complained of feeling weak and unwell and wanted
to go to hospital. Friend left the flat at 4pm and on his return
could not get in. With assistance from police and neighbours
entry was gained to the flat and the deceased was found
lifeless lying on the bed surrounded by needles. Friend knew
deceased to be taking heroin but reported that he had not
had a drink for three weeks. PM toxicology: morphine =
0.031mg/L. PM pathology: emaciated body; liver congested
and mildly fatty (grade 2 portal fibrosis). The lung pathology is
a remarkable disseminated tuberculous bronchopneumonia.
There is free morphine in the blood (31ug/L) indicating recent
administration,
He was basically walking up the road in Earl’s Court and hejust collapsed and died. He had been using it for so long andit destroyed him so much that he couldn’t sleep, he couldn’teat solid foods, his veins were all encrusted and he wasputting it in the back of his hands, he was putting it in his feet,he couldn’t walk. He was officially registered, but he still usedthe crack so much it was that that killed him. He didn’t eatsolid foods, he was constipated, his eyesight was bad, histeeth were rotten …[Narrative no. 25] Her breathing was getting more and morelaboured, she had emphysema and there didn’t seem to beany treatment going on. [Narrative no. 32]Deceased (male aged 47 with history of crack cocainedependency: diagnosed HIV and Grade 2 Hodgkin’slymphoma – treated) presented at hospital one week beforehis death complaining of shortness of breath, chest pain andcough. He had stopped taking all medications several monthsearlier. He had noticed enlarging axillary and inguinal nodesand had night sweats and weight loss. He was treated forpossible pneumonia and received a blood transfusion and IVfluids. His liver function was worsening and further antibioticswere administered. The evening he died he was found to besmoking a white powder in a pipe. Approximately two hourslater he was found collapsed in his room with red blood vomitall over the walls. He was asystole and despite attemptedCPR was pronounced dead. PM toxicology: cocaine =0.02mg/L; methadone = 0.07mg/L; codeine = 0.13mg/L[Coronial file no. 39]Deceased (male aged 36, known IDU and alcoholic) washomeless and had been staying with a friend. He had not leftthe flat for five weeks. On the day of the overdose, thedeceased complained of feeling weak and unwell and wantedto go to hospital. Friend left the flat at 4pm and on his returncould not get in. With assistance from police and neighboursentry was gained to the flat and the deceased was foundlifeless lying on the bed surrounded by needles. Friend knewdeceased to be taking heroin but reported that he had nothad a drink for three weeks. PM toxicology: morphine =0.031mg/L. PM pathology: emaciated body; liver congestedand mildly fatty (grade 2 portal fibrosis). The lung pathology isa remarkable disseminated tuberculous bronchopneumonia.There is free morphine in the blood (31ug/L) indicating recentadministration,
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