How are drug overdoses treated legal wise at hospitals?

[glbv]

If someone needed medical attention at a private hospital, but we're still under the influence of a drug would doctors report it?

 

Hypothetically someone comes in for an injury and they are clearly under the influence of Marijuana. Red eyed, and smell like it, or coke with dilated pupils and high bp and HR.

 

I know in the states it's ignored and they just treat you.

[steven100]

Drugs are illegal.  I would expect Thai authorities would be advised should a person be admitted with illegal drugs.

 

And rightly so ...

[glbv]

Drugs are illegal in the West but I'm pretty sure they aren't reported. I've looked for actual legal references but it's been hard to fund decent English translations.

[Sheryl]

It would very much depend in whether a police case was involved. A vehicular accident would certainly involve police, for example.

 

For an illness or injury involving no one else and no one else's property, just someone coming in for care, I have never known a hospital to file a report with police. Nor would they usually test for drugs since the results would not alter the medical treatment.

[Chivas]

I would hope that if someone came in with an injury and was clearly under the influence of drugs they would be deposited back outside immediately and told to come back when clean simple as.

[robblok]

6 minutes ago, Chivas said:

I would hope that if someone came in with an injury and was clearly under the influence of drugs they would be deposited back outside immediately and told to come back when clean simple as.

Yes lets kick all the drunks out and let them sober up before treating them.. sounds like a plan.