
Biden taps new drug czar as illicit substances continue to pour across the border
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President Biden nominated former West Virginia health official, Rahul Gupta, as the nation’s new head of U.S. drug policy as overdoses and drug trafficking surge.
"President Biden’s nomination of Dr. Rahul Gupta to be the first physician ever to lead the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy is another historic step in the Administration’s efforts to turn the tide of our nation’s addiction and overdose epidemic," a White House spokesperson said Tuesday. West Virginia has led the nation in opioid-related deaths for the last 20 years, Sen. Joe Manchin said Tuesday.More Related News