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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In Birmingham, Rahul Gupta met with members of the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program to learn about their efforts to crack down on illicit drug trafficking and keep our communities safe.

Ahead of his alumni lecture, Rahul Gupta met with public health students from @UABSOPH.

Today, Rahul Gupta, an alumnus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, delivered the 2024 Carole W. Samuelson Endowed Lecture in Public Health Practice at the UAB School of Public Health. UAB UAB School of Public Health

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

.Rahul Gupta joined local, state, and federal leaders at #HopkinsBloombergCenter to talk about new policies to increase access to treatment for substance use disorder. ONDCP bit.ly/3xpIe2L

By including core curriculum on substance use disorder in medical and health professional programs, we will continue our whole-of-society work to reduce stigma, increase education, and ultimately, save lives from this disease.

Today, Rahul Gupta joined Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D. at the Naloxone Saturation Policy Academy to discuss the critical role states play in ensuring that lifesaving overdose reversal medication is purchased and distributed across the country in communities that need it most.

Yesterday, Rahul Gupta recognized individuals and initiatives of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program at the 2024 National Awards Ceremony for their critical work to crack down on the supply of illicit drugs, prevent overdoses, and save lives.

Great to meet with patients and providers at the Georgia Harm Reduction Coalition, a community-based organization committed to promoting health and dignity, to discuss the critical importance of expanding access to lifesaving treatment for substance use disorder.

Thank you to the The Carter Center, for hosting a great conversation with Rahul Gupta and Paige Alexander, Carter Center CEO to discuss the soon to be released core addiction curriculum elements.

The Hill: White House warns House conservatives’ budget could hurt opioid epidemic fight
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This morning, Rahul Gupta joined substance use policy advocates, partners, and leaders from across the country at the Rx Summit to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic efforts to address the overdose crisis and save lives. #RxSummit2024

Our Administration is taking historic action to strengthen public health and ensure that everyone who needs help for substance use disorder gets it.

Glad to join Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D. and Paige Alexander, Carter Center CEO at the The Carter Center in Atlanta to highlight these critical efforts.

During National Public Health Week, we celebrate and recognize the public health workers who are working tirelessly to help address our nation’s overdose epidemic and save lives.
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ICYMI: This month, Rahul Gupta traveled to Colombia to highlight the critical importance of global efforts to disrupt illicit drug trafficking, strengthen rural development, promote licit economic opportunity, and save lives. whitehouse.gov/ondcp/briefing…

Yesterday, Rahul Gupta joined local, state, and federal leaders at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center to highlight actions the Biden-Harris Administration has taken to increase access to treatment for substance use disorder in jails and prisons across the country.