Crushing the Crisis

Oct 24, 2019 at 10:19 am by Staff

The team at TriStar Summit helped crush the crisis by taking back opioids for proper disposal.

On Saturday, Sept. 7, TriStar Health joined more than 65 HCA Healthcare hospitals and local law enforcement agencies across the country to provide an opportunity for community members to properly dispose of unused opioid medications anonymously, with no questions asked. The TriStar Division hosted events at 13 locations across three states, including eight participating Middle Tennessee facilities. This year's event collected more than 350 pounds of opioids, eclipsing the 2018 total by more than 125 pounds. Area TriStar facilities collected more than 110 pounds of the unused drugs, safely disposing of them and keeping them off the streets.

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