Public service announcement from Mission Health:
Mission Health is partnering with local law enforcement agencies on Saturday, Oct. 28, to host the fifth annual Crush the Crisis, a prescription drug take-back event.
On Saturday, anyone in the community can safely and anonymously drop off unused and expired medication for proper disposal. Prescription drug misuse is a public health crisis in the United States. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 109,170 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2022, an increase from 2021.
HCA Healthcare’s Crush the Crisis events across the country will align with National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, sponsored by The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
During last year’s event, Mission Heath collected 270 pounds of unused and expired medication as part of Crush the Crisis.
Items that will not be accepted are: Needles, Syringes, Lancets, Illegal drugs. Together, we can help make our communities safer and healthier. Find out more: HCAhealthcare.com/CrushTheCrisis
Participating collection sites:
Mission Hospital
1 Hospital Drive. Asheville, NC 28801
Across from the main campus on the north side
10 am – Noon
Angel Medical Center, front entrance of Angel Medical Center at 124 One Center Court in Franklin
10 a.m. – Noon
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital, 78 Broad Street in Spruce Pine, near the campus of Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
10 a.m. – Noon
Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, front entrance of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital at 190 Hospital Drive in Highlands
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Mission Hospital McDowell, 500 Rankin Drive in Marion, at the rear of the Mission Hospital McDowell campus
10 a.m. – Noon
Transylvania Regional Hospital, front entrance of Transylvania Regional Hospital at 260 Hospital Drive in Brevard
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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