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SUMMARY:Rx Take-Back Day at Medical City Denton
DESCRIPTION:Medical City Denton Participates in DEA Drug Take Back Events \
 n Oct. 28 event supports year-round efforts to “Crush the Crisis” on opioi
 d and other drug misuse \n   \n Medical City Denton  once again will join
  the Denton Police Department in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DE
 A) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday\, Oct. 28. The hos
 pital and local law enforcement will offer the community an opportunity to
  safely and anonymously dispose of medications left over from previous pro
 cedures or other medical visits. \nCommunity members are invited to safely
  and anonymously dispose of unused or expired prescription or over-the-cou
 nter medications at drive-thru locations on Oct. 28 from 10:00 am – 2:00 p
 m in front of the Professional Building at 3537 South I-35E in Denton  \nO
 intments\, lotions\, drops\, liquid medication in leak-proof containers\,
  vape cartridges without batteries and pet medication will also be accepte
 d. Needles\, syringes\, lancets and illegal drugs will not be accepted. \n
 In 2022\, there were more than 109\,000 drug overdose deaths in the United
  States\, according to the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \,
  an increase from 2021. Medical City Denton is participating in the DEA’s
  National Prescription Drug Take Back Day as part of its and HCA Healthcar
 e’s year-round “Crush the Crisis” drug take back program. In October 2022\
 , all 15 HCA Healthcare U.S. divisions hosted events at more than 100 loca
 tions across 17 states. Approximately 19\,423 pounds\, equivalent to 13.4
  million doses\, of unused and expired prescription medications were colle
 cted. Medical City Healthcare hospitals collected 4\,100 pounds of medicat
 ions over the past year at both the drug take back events and from permane
 nt drug take back boxes located at 12 Medical City Healthcare hospitals. T
 he permanent boxes\, which are compliant with DEA regulations\, can be acc
 essed free of charge\, any day of the year – not just on a specific drug t
 ake back day. A large green box in Medical City Denton's lobby is availabl
 e for disposal of unused medications all of the time. \nTo further help co
 mbat the nation’s opioid crisis\, HCA Healthcare \, the parent company of
  Medical City Healthcare\, has worked with the National Academy of Medicin
 e’s (NAM) Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. HCA
  Healthcare has given $750\,000 to the Collaborative to support the develo
 pment of safer pain management protocols and the reversal of the opioid cr
 isis. \nAs a learning health system\, HCA Healthcare uses data from approx
 imately 37 million annual patient encounters to help continuously improve
  care. The organization uses the science of “big data” to reduce opioid mi
 suse and transform pain management\, with initiatives in surgical\, emerge
 ncy and other care settings. \nTo learn more about Medical City Healthcare
 ’s Drug Take Back Program or to find the location of a permanent drug take
  back box that is part of Medical City Healthcare’s ongoing efforts to “Cr
 ush the Crisis\,” visit: https://medicalcityhealthcare.com/DrugTakeBack .\
 nMedical City Denton\n3537 South I-35E\nDenton\, TX 76210 United States\n
LOCATION:3537 South I-35E\, Denton\, TX 76210
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T193506Z
DTSTAMP:20260630T203356Z
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
SEQUENCE:1
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