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VietnameseGriffin: ‘Since launching the One Pill Can Kill initiative in the fall of 2024, we have trained approximately 1,450 college students to understand the very real danger of using unknown substances’
EL DORADO – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after launching the One Pill Can Kill initiative at South Arkansas College in El Dorado:
“South Arkansas College is the ninth school overall and the first community college to join the One Pill Can Kill initiative. I applaud SAC’s leadership for joining this important effort.
“While opioids, particularly fentanyl, pose an acute risk to all Arkansans, statistically we know that young adults are disproportionately affected by these dangerous drugs. That’s why we’re bringing this program to college campuses across the state. We’re raising awareness and equipping students with information and tools to prevent and mitigate overdoses.
“Since launching the One Pill Can Kill initiative in the fall of 2024, we have trained approximately 1,450 college students to understand the very real danger of using unknown substances and know what to do if someone near them experiences an overdose.”
South Arkansas College President Stephanie Tully-Dartez provided the following statement:
“The risks to young people associated with fentanyl and counterfeit pills are of great concern to our community and especially to those who serve high-risk populations like college students. The One Pill Can Kill initiative raises awareness through peer training and provides a solid and sustainable approach to leveraging campus leadership in the fight against opioids.”
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About Attorney General Tim Griffin
Tim Griffin was sworn in as the 57th Attorney General of Arkansas on January 10, 2023, having previously served as the state’s 20th Lieutenant Governor from 2015-2023. From 2011-2015, Griffin served as the 24th representative of Arkansas’s Second Congressional District, where he served on the House Committee on Ways and Means, House Armed Services Committee, House Committee on Foreign Affairs, House Committee on Ethics and House Committee on the Judiciary while also serving as a Deputy Whip for the Majority.
Griffin is currently an officer in the Arkansas Army National Guard and holds the rank of colonel. Griffin served as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps for more than 28 years. In 2005, Griffin was mobilized to active duty as an Army prosecutor at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and served with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Mosul, Iraq.
His previous assignments include serving as the Commander of the 2d Legal Operations Detachment in New Orleans, Louisiana; the Commander of the 134th Legal Operations Detachment at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and as a Senior Legislative Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness at the Pentagon. Griffin earned a master’s degree in strategic studies as a Distinguished Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania.
Griffin also served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs for President George W. Bush; Special Assistant to Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Arkansas; Senior Investigative Counsel, Government Reform and Oversight Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; and Associate Independent Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel David M. Barrett, In re: HUD Secretary Henry Cisneros.
Griffin is a graduate of Magnolia High School, Hendrix College in Conway, and Tulane Law School in New Orleans. He attended graduate school at Oxford University. He is admitted to practice law in Arkansas (active) and Louisiana (inactive). Griffin lives in Little Rock with his wife, Elizabeth, a Camden native, and their three children.
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