INDIANAPOLIS – Area high school students are challenged to sign a statewide pledge to refrain from abusing or sharing prescription drugs.
The challenge was initiated by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller in partnership with the Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force and the Indianapolis Colts.
Zoeller and his partners urge high school students to recognize the dangers of prescription drug abuse and reduce troubling statistics by taking the online pledge.
One in five Indiana teenagers has admitted to abusing pills, and recent studies have found that high school football players are more likely to abuse prescription drugs than other athletes.
The school with the highest percentage of pledges will win a $5,000 award from the Indianapolis Colts.
The award will be presented to the school by the organization and the school will also be featured in Colts media and recognized as a proactive community leader in combatting prescription abuse.
To take the pledge students can click here >>
The pledge challenge was announced last month and will run through October 22. The winning school will be announced in November.
