Who:

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens

Rick Allen, Director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency

Chris Ragsdale, Superintendent of Cobb County School District

Sissy Weldon, Georgia Council on Substance Abuse

Where:

Hillgrove High School

4165 Luther Ward Road

Powder Springs, GA 30127

When:

Thursday, September 10, 2015

9:00 am

What:

Attorney General Olens will launch the “We’re Not Gonna Take It” video contest for Georgia high school students to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported that 259 million prescriptions for pain medications were written in 2012. That’s enough for every American adult to have a bottle of pills. Inevitably, many of these powerful pills end up in the wrong hands.

Georgia high school students are being challenged to create a 30 second video explaining why they have chosen to live a healthy lifestyle and reject prescription drug abuse. The contest will take place from September 14 – October 30, 2015. Prizes will be awarded to the winner, runner-up and people’s choice winner.

Students can enter the contest at www.law.ga.gov/videocontest.

Contact: Nick Genesi

404-463-7540

[email protected]

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