Public Health On Call
Season 6 • Episode 545
545 - A Conversation with the "Drug Czar": New Directions for the National Drug Control Strategy
Nov 18, 2022
19:43
Episode Description
For the first time, a physician—Dr. Rahul Gupta—is directing the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy. Dr. Gupta talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about the national strategy to address addiction and overdose, emphasizing treatment and harm reduction, not criminalization.
