Officials with the Stillwater High School Parent Teacher Association hope to form a task force of parents, teachers and students to combat an OxyContin abuse problem at the school.

PTA President Carol Lewis told an audience Tuesday at the Performing Arts Center it will take a combined effort to overcome the drug problem.

"I hope you leave here encouraged," Lewis said. "It took us a while to get into this position and it will be a while before we get out of it. We want to have as many parents involved as we can to help solve this problem."

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