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How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients
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Brian Mann
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A 26-year-old man suffering from addiction was discharged from a hospital into the cold despite being unresponsive and unable to care for himself. The incident highlights a conflict between hospital staff, who labeled the patient as 'malingering,' and police officers who feared for his safety.
On a cold December night in 2023, the staff at Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Milwaukie, Ore., called local police. They wanted help getting one of their patients, a 26-year-old man named Jean Descamps, out of the emergency room.
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