Who:

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens
Rick Allen, Director, Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency

Butch Conway, Gwinnett County Sheriff

Johnny Crist, Mayor of Lilburn

Dallas Gay, Co-chair, Medical Association of Georgia Foundation's ‘Think About It’ campaign

Charlotte Nash, Chairman, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners

State Representative B.J. Pak

J. Alvin Wilbanks, Superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools

Where:

Parkview High School Theater
998 Cole Drive, SW
Lilburn, GA 30047

When:

Monday, September 15, 2014
10:30 am

What:

Attorney General Olens will launch the statewide “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 has 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 15 – October 31, 2014. Prizes will be awarded to the winner, runner-up and people’s choice winner.

Contact:

Lauren Kane
404-463-7540
[email protected]