Crushing the Opioid Crisis

Published: Oct. 24, 2019, 9:28 p.m.

b'Dr. Stephen Nesbit is the chief medical officer of HCA Houston Healthcare. The company has spent over $2 Billion on philanthropic causes and they\'re putting their experts behind Crush the Crisis \\u2013 Opioid Take Back Days. The National Institute on Drug Abuse states that every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The majority are abusing legally distributed prescription drugs like those "left over in grandma\'s medicine cabinet." HCA Houston Healthcare participated in a very successful anonymous drug take-back program a month ago and future events will be a big part of the solution. For more information, go to: https://hcahealthcare.com/campaigns/crush-the-crisis'