{"id":50130,"date":"2022-10-26T23:02:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/hca-healthcare-to-host-fourth-annual-crush-the-crisis-national-opioid-take-back-day-on-october-29\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T23:02:06","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T21:02:06","slug":"hca-healthcare-to-host-fourth-annual-crush-the-crisis-national-opioid-take-back-day-on-october-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/hca-healthcare-to-host-fourth-annual-crush-the-crisis-national-opioid-take-back-day-on-october-29\/","title":{"rendered":"HCA Healthcare to Host Fourth Annual \u201cCrush the Crisis\u201d National Opioid Take Back Day on October 29"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HCA Healthcare, Inc.<\/a> (NYSE:HCA), one of the nation\u2019s leading healthcare providers, today announced its fourth annual \u201cCrush the Crisis\u201d national opioid take back day to raise awareness about the dangers of opioid misuse and the importance of safe and proper disposal of unused or expired medications, on Saturday, October 29, 2022.\n<\/p>\n

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\nMore than 100 HCA Healthcare facilities across the country will partner with local law enforcement to help communities safely, responsibly and anonymously collect unused and expired medication. The event coincides with the Drug Enforcement Administration\u2019s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cWe have made great strides in fighting the opioid crisis plaguing our country, but there is still work to be done,\u201d said Dr. Randy Fagin, chief medical officer of HCA Healthcare\u2019s National Group. \u201cWe are looking forward to building off the previous success of \u2018Crush the Crisis\u2019, as HCA Healthcare continues to fight against opioid misuse and addiction.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than 107,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021, up nearly 15 percent from 2020. The 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health showed a majority of misused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. Last year, \u201cCrush the Crisis\u201d take back events collected 15,566 pounds of unused or expired medication, approximately 10.7 million doses.\n<\/p>\n

\nTo further help combat the nation\u2019s opioid crisis, HCA Healthcare has worked with the National Academy of Medicine\u2019s (NAM) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. HCA Healthcare has given $750,000 to the Collaborative to support the development of safer pain management protocols and reversal of the opioid crisis.\n<\/p>\n

\nAs a learning health system, HCA Healthcare uses data from approximately 35 million annual patient encounters to help continuously improve care. The organization uses the science of \u201cbig data\u201d to reduce opioid misuse and transform pain management, with initiatives in surgical, emergency and other care settings, including:\n<\/p>\n