1 of 22

7th Ideal Village Conference

Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP�Director

November 12, 2022

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy

2 of 22

The United States and India

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

3 of 22

75th Anniversary of Indian Independence

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

4 of 22

The Biden-Harris Administration

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

5 of 22

The Pharmacy of the World

​

​

"We have exported life-saving medicines and medical equipment to over 150 countries during the initial phase of the pandemic. We have also exported more than 65 million doses of Covid vaccines to nearly 100 countries this year.“

– PM Narendra Modi

​

​

​

​

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

6 of 22

Office of National Drug Control Policy

​

​

  • Operational since 1989
  • Principal drug policy adviser to the President
  • Manages the National Drug Control Budget of more than $40 billion
  • Produces the National Drug Control Strategy and coordinates federal drug-control activities

​

​

​

​

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

7 of 22

United States: Every Five Minutes a Life is Lost

  • For the first time in our Nation’s history, we have passed the milestone of 100,000 deaths resulting from drug overdoses in a 12-month period.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Multiple Cause of Death 1999-2020 CDC WONDER Online Database for final data, extracted by ONDCP on December 22, 2021. Data for 2021 is the predicted provisional number from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm, accessed on April 13, 2022.

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

8 of 22

National Drug Control Program Agencies

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

9 of 22

India: A Need for Greater Mental Health Care

Images courtesy of Gravitas Plus, WION

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

10 of 22

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy

11 of 22

We Are in the Most Dynamic Drug Supply Environment in History

  • Synthetic drugs reaching our most vulnerable communities
  • Who’s dying the most?
  • Human cost
  • Economic cost

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

12 of 22

President Biden’s Unity Agenda for the Nation

  • Beat the overdose epidemic
  • Take on mental health
  • Support our veterans
  • End cancer as we know it

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

13 of 22

President Biden’s Inaugural�National Drug Control Strategy

​

​

“This Strategy goes after two big drivers of the opioid epidemic: untreated addiction and drug trafficking. It’s time we treat addiction like any other disease. And at the same time, we are disrupting drug traffickers’ financial networks, supply chains, and delivery

routes, including on the internet.”

​

– President Joe Biden

​

​

​

​

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

14 of 22

Disrupting Transnational Criminal Organizations

  • Supply Side: Drug Trafficking Profits
      • Targeting the global drug supply chain
      • Sanctions against traffickers and drug producers

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

15 of 22

International Leadership

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

16 of 22

India: Tele-MANAS Health Initiative

​

​

  • 24/7 tele-mental health services available to all on toll-free number: 14416
  • At least one center to be established in each State

​

​

​

​

​

Images courtesy of Gravitas Plus, WION

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

17 of 22

India’s Neighborhood

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

18 of 22

India and the United States:�Working Together

​

​

  • Global and Regional Challenges
  • Counter Narcotics Working Group
  • G20 Presidency – December 1

​

​

​

​

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

19 of 22

India G20 Presidency

“Striving for just and equitable growth for all in the world, as we navigate through these turbulent times, in a sustainable, holistic, responsible, and inclusive manner.”

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

20 of 22

India and the United States:�Additional Opportunities

​

​

Public health:

  • Technological innovations
  • Pharmaceutical R&D
  • Strengthen workforce

​

​

​

​

​

“21st Century problems need

21st Century tools.”

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

21 of 22

The Future Is up to Us to Determine

“Democracies are more than a form of government. They’re a way of being, a way of seeing the world – a way that defines who we are, what we believe, why we do what we do. Democracy is simply that fundamental.”

…“The decisions we make today are going to determine the future for the next several decades.”

Office of National Drug Control Policy �@ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

22 of 22

Thank You

​

@DrGupta46

ONDCPDirector@ondcp.eop.gov

Office of National Drug Control Policy

Office of National Drug Control Policy