FoRSE: Young patients, OUD patients at higher risk of AMA discharge

This year's annual summary of findings from the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers' (NAATP's) outcomes research program sheds new light on facilities' vexing problem of discharges against medical advice (AMA), with those leaving treatment prematurely incurring an 85.7% higher risk of relapse. Factors associated with a greater likelihood of AMA discharge included young age, a diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) and enrollment in an outpatient level of care.