Mt. Juliet residents can drop off unused or expired prescription medications for free, anonymous disposal Saturday, Oct. 24, at TriStar Mt. Juliet ER.
The event at 100 Summit Blvd. runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is part of HCA Healthcare's eighth annual "Crush the Crisis" initiative, which coincides with the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, as first reported by Wilson County Source.
The Mt. Juliet Police Department will be on site to collect medications, according to a Mt. Juliet Area Chamber of Commerce listing. Residents who bring in medications will receive a free lock box from DrugFree WilCo.
TriStar Health staff and local law enforcement will participate at the Mt. Juliet site and at several other TriStar Health locations across Middle Tennessee on Saturday.
What to bring
The event accepts tablets, capsules, patches, medicated ointments, lotions, drops, liquid medications in leak-proof containers, vape cartridges without batteries and pet medications. Needles, syringes, lancets and illegal drugs will not be accepted.
Collection totals
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) estimated that 7.2 million people age 12 or older misused prescription pain relievers in 2025, according to Mission Health, an HCA Healthcare affiliate.
During the October 2025 Crush the Crisis event, HCA Healthcare and local law enforcement collected 19,846 pounds of unused or expired medications nationwide, Fox 13 reported. Since 2019, the initiative has helped dispose of more than 108,500 pounds of medication.
For more information, residents can call (833) 582-1970.
