Study reveals extent of drug use among violent hospital patients | ABC News

A world-first study has revealed the extent of methamphetamine use among violent patients at one of Melbourne's busiest hospitals.

Saliva tests on aggressive patients at the Royal Melbourne Hospital showed 40 per cent were on drugs, and nearly all had taken ice.

Justine Longmore reports.

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