Attorney General Griffin Launches One Pill Can Kill Initiative at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Chancellor Dr. C. Lowry Barnes today to launch the One Pill Can Kill initiative at UAMS:

“UAMS is the 15th college campus and 20th training in Arkansas to join our One Pill Can Kill initiative. Through this initiative, students learn about the dangers of illicit opioids, how to recognize the signs of an overdose, and how to administer naloxone to potentially save a life.

“UAMS plays a critical role in educating and training Arkansas’s future healthcare professionals. Educating young people about the dangers of illicit opioids and equipping them to save lives is critical to protecting Arkansans. Bringing One Pill Can Kill to this campus provides an opportunity to equip students with knowledge and tools that can make a difference not only in their own lives but also in the lives of the patients and communities they will serve.

“Since launching One Pill Can Kill in 2024, we have trained thousands of students across Arkansas. A single counterfeit pill containing fentanyl can be deadly, and too many young people remain unaware of the risks associated with illicit drugs. By continuing to raise awareness and providing students with the training to respond to an overdose, we are working to prevent tragedies and save lives.”

Chancellor Barnes added the following statement:

“At UAMS, our mission has always been about more than treatment — it’s about prevention, research, education, and service. That’s why this partnership is so meaningful to us. Through this initiative, we are helping bring accurate information, practical training, and life-saving tools directly to students and young adults across Arkansas, empowering them not only to protect themselves, but to protect one another.”

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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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