Pt comes in with complaints of back pain. After examination, nothing is wrong and dr gives motrin. When the pt realizes he was not getting narcs he decides he needs to use the restroom. The ER had been packed all night and we didn’t notice right away that pt didn’t return. ED got a call a hour later that our run away had been found wandering the 5th floor looking for his “friend” who he needed something from. Turns out his dealer was admitted the day before.
