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Originally Posted by TonyB06
I think everyone's running way ahead of themselves with all the suicide talk. The hospital released him not 24 hours after admitting him. What hospital in the country does any of us know about that would do such a thing to anyone they felt had tried to harm themselves?
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From what I recall, hospitals aren't required to detain suicide attempters. Whether he was attempting suicide or mistakenly took a pill overdose, the hospital is required to stabilize him before release. If he's stable, he's released. The patient may be referred to some mental health professionals for outpatient care and have to answer some questions to the police (if that jurisdiction has investigative protocol for suicide attempts).
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Originally Posted by TonyB06
Conjecture reigns in the absence of factual information. We don't know if there was an allergic reaction, an overdose, accidental or otherwise. We don't know the dosage levels he was supposed to be taking. If he was told to not exceed 2 pills every 6 hours, and he takes 3 because the pain hadn't subsided, technically that's an overdose. Who hasn't done that?
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We're just responding to a news report just like we do for other topics. What we're typing applies to T.O. or anyone else who may or may not have attempted or committed suicide so it isn't like we're going on uninformative tangents.
I have never taken an accidental or intentional overdose. When it says 2 every 6, I take 2 every 6. And that's for over the counter medication as well as doctor prescribed medications (that tend to be more potent).
Sorry, T La Rock, LL killed it. 
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