Hill August 29, 2024
The White House’s top drug policy official is urging the next presidential administration to continue the progress President Biden has made in reducing the country’s overdose deaths.
As part of Overdose Awareness Week, White House officials met with families who have lost loved ones to addiction as well as addiction recovery advocates.
In a recent meeting, Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, touted steps the Biden administration has taken to address the nation’s overdose epidemic including increasing access to the opioid reversal drug naloxone and rolling out drug-detection technology at U.S. borders.
“The progress that has been made requires continuous commitment, a commitment of will, a commitment of resources and a...