Patients who leave hospital against advice more likely to overdose, study says

A new study has found that patients in B.C. who left hospitals against medical advice were 60 per cent more likely to suffer an overdose within a month of leaving when risk factors were considered.

Patients who leave hospital against advice more likely to overdose, study says
A patient clutches a hospital bed, hospital bracelet around the wrist.

A new study has found that patients in B.C. who left hospitals against medical advice were 60 per cent more likely to suffer an overdose within a month of leaving when risk factors were considered.