Glad to meet with members of the Washington/Baltimore HIDTA.

This critical funding will help support law enforcement working to hold drug traffickers accountable, seize illicit drugs like fentanyl, prevent drug-related violence, and dismantle illicit finance operations.

Great to meet with the providers at VCU Health and learn about their efforts to strengthen outpatient care and ensure patients have access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication like naloxone.

Under President Biden’ Unity Agenda, we've made historic investments to expand access to life-saving treatment, services & opioid overdose reversal medications.

These grants will support critical local efforts in our whole-of-society response to address the overdose epidemic & save lives

We are so pleased to announce $1.6 bil. in State & Tribal Opioid Response funding opportunities. This funding will help states & Tribes reach people and communities in need with critical prevention, harm reduction, treatment & recovery services & supports samhsa.gov/newsroom/press…

Addressing both mental health and substance use is a top priority for President Biden.

During National Mental Health Awareness Month, we reaffirm our commitment to expanding access to critical prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

Today, Rahul Gupta convened sports ministers for the 2024 CADE Conference to discuss efforts to advance sports development throughout the Western Hemisphere, especially among youth.

One year ago, I announced xylazine combined with fentanyl as an emerging threat.

Since then, we have made strong and coordinated efforts to ensure we are using every lever at our disposal to address this dangerous and deadly threat head-on.

American lives depend on it.

This action from President Biden is a critical step in our efforts to advance equal justice, improve public safety, and provide meaningful second chances.

The Biden-Harris Administration has made historic investments & taken historic action to expand access to lifesaving overdose reversal medications.

Great to see the important work being done at the state and community level in Ohio to distribute this medication & save lives.

This operation was made possible through the coordination of our High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program - which brings together local, state, federal & Tribal law enforcement to crack down on illicit drug trafficking and transnational criminal activities.

FISA’s reauthorization helps the U.S. gather intelligence on foreign narcotics traffickers, disrupting the flow of illicit drugs into our country and saving Americans’ lives. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

📺WBRC FOX6 News: Drug Policy Director for White House sharing plans to battle opioid epidemic in Birmingham

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The HIDTA Program brings federal, state, local & Tribal law enforcement agencies together and plays a critical role in our whole-of-society effort to strengthen public safety & address the overdose epidemic.

We are grateful for their service and commitment to saving lives.

Wonderful to meet with the next generation of public health leaders at my alma mater in Birmingham, Alabama.

Great to be back in Birmingham at my alma mater to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s unprecedented efforts to address the overdose epidemic and save lives.

Supporting successful reentry makes our communities safer and saves lives.

This new action will improve continuity of care for people leaving incarceration by expanding access to substance use disorder treatment 90 days prior to release, enhancing public health and safety.

Thank you to our second cohort of 10 states that are attending SAMHSA Naloxone Saturation Plan Policy Academy for your commitment to saving lives. We look forward to working together on your overdose prevention efforts.

Rahul Gupta, director of ONDCP and UAB School of Public Health alumnus will deliver the 2024 Carole W. Samuelson Endowed Lecture in Public Health Practice 4/18 in the UAB Hill Student Center Alumni Theatre at 11:00 a.m. RSVP at go.uab.edu/2024cwslecture