Attorney General Griffin Launches One Pill Can Kill Initiative at Arkansas State University-Beebe

BEEBE – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining Arkansas State University-Beebe (ASU-Beebe) Chancellor Dr. Jennifer Methvin today to launch the One Pill Can Kill initiative at ASU-Beebe:

“ASU-Beebe is the 16th college campus in Arkansas to join the One Pill Can Kill initiative, marking our 21st training since launching the program in 2024. Today’s announcement was followed by a training for student leaders to educate them about the dangers of illicit opioids, help them know the signs of an overdose, and train them on how to deploy naloxone in the event of an overdose.

“We’ve brought the One Pill Can Kill initiative to campuses all over Arkansas, and at every school we’ve visited, I’ve been encouraged by the enthusiasm of the students. Teaching students to recognize the threat of illicit opioids and step up to help address it is incredibly important for our state’s future.

“We’ve trained nearly 3,000 students since we kicked off One Pill Can Kill in 2024, and we still have campuses yet to visit. Reports show that illicit opioid overdoses and deaths are declining, but the work is far from done. We need to do everything we can to educate young people to make wise decisions. Illicit drugs are often blended with fentanyl, shipped from China to Mexico, and then smuggled into the United States. It might seem like a harmless choice to take a pill at a party, but one pill could be the last decision a person ever makes. We’re helping avoid those tragedies through this training.”

Chancellor Methvin added the following statement:

“At ASU-Beebe, our connections to students reach well beyond the classroom. They are our neighbors, our coworkers and the people helping our communities thrive. Through One Pill Can Kill and our partnership with Attorney General Griffin, we have an opportunity to help students understand the dangers of fentanyl and share that knowledge with the people around them. We want every student to know the risks, look out for one another and feel comfortable asking for help.”

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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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