Office of National Drug Control Policy

National Drug Czar Says Overdose Decreases Positive, But More To Do

Early Center for Disease Control (CDC) data shows a dramatic fall of 12 percent in overdose death rates across the U.S. in the last year. During the same period, West Virginia’s dru...

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Remembering James Earl Jones, Plus New Overdose Data, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, renowned actor James Earl Jones died earlier this month at age 93. He was part of the cast of the 1987 John Sayles film “Matewan,” which was shot in Thurmond, West Virginia. ...

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Dr. Rahul Gupta Meets With State And Local Leaders Fighting Drug Epidemic

State and local leaders working to mitigate West Virginia’s substance use crisis met at the Capitol Friday to discuss their work with Dr. Rahul Gupta.

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Gupta: Biden To Focus On Opioids For State Of The Union Speech

Controlling fentanyl and reducing overdose deaths are expected to be a big part of President Biden’s State of the Union address according to Dr. Rahul Gupta, the former state health officer for West Virginia and now the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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