Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner.

Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him to commit more dangerous crimes for more money.

The 44-year-old Toronto man said his lengthy rap sheet included fights, stabbings and car thefts. He became hooked on crack and fentanyl and lived on the street for the better part of a decade, when he wasn't incarcerated. Until recently, he'd never met a cop, nurse or doctor he liked.

When Miles wasn't on the streets or in jail, he was in a hospital — a lot.

He was a perfect example of what health officials have long called "frequent flyers": patients, usually homeless, who visit the emergency department or get admitted to hospital an inordinate number of times.

When Dr. Andrew Bo

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