President Biden on Tuesday nominated Rahul Gupta, a former West Virginia health official, to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy and steer the response to the opioid epidemic.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Biden picks former West Virginia health official as nation’s drug czar
Rahul Gupta, ally of Manchin, would oversee drug policy strategy if confirmed
By Dan Diamond
July 13, 2021 at 11:14 a.m. EDT