Who:

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens

Where:

New Manchester High School

4925 Hwy 92/166

Douglasville, GA 30135

When:

Wednesday , September 30th, 2015

9:00am

What:

Attorney General Olens will speak about 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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