545 - A Conversation with the "Drug Czar": New Directions for the National Drug Control Strategy

Public Health On Call

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

News, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.6 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2022

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

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.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Public Health On Call, a podcast from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
0:12.0	I'm Joshua Sharfstein, Vice Dean for Public Health Practice and Community Engagement,
0:17.0	and a former health commissioner here in Baltimore.
0:19.7	Our goal is to bring evidence and experience
0:22.4	to illuminate critical public health issues.
0:25.4	If you have questions or ideas for us,
0:27.3	please send an email to public health question
0:29.5	at jhhu.edu.
0:31.6	That's public health question at jhu.edu
0:34.9	for future podcast episodes.
0:40.9	Hi, I'm Lindsay Smith-Rogers, producer, Public Health on Call.
0:46.8	Today, Dr. Raul Gupta, the director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy,
0:50.2	speaks with Dr. Josh Sharstein about the overdose crisis.
0:58.4	They discuss the national drug control strategy, harm reduction, access to addiction treatment, and what's needed to turn the corner.
0:59.6	Let's listen.
1:04.6	Dr. Rahul Gupta, thank you so much for joining us on public health on call.
1:05.9	It's great to see you.
1:07.1	How are you doing today?
1:08.6	I'm doing well.
1:09.7	Thank you for having me.
1:13.1	It's great to be with you. Now, you and I met when you were the West Virginia Commissioner of Health. You've had a very long career in public
1:18.6	health, and I think it might be helpful for our listeners just to hear a little bit about you.
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