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President Obama’s drug czar Gil Kerlikowski talks to The Takeaway about fighting drug cartels and the need for public education about the dangers of prescription painkillers.
President Obama’s drug czar Gil Kerlikowski is dealing with a rise in the abuse of prescription drugs, ongoing violence along our border with Mexico and the legacy of the war on drugs. Kerlikowski, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, talks to The Takeaway about fighting drug cartels and the need for public education about the dangers of prescription painkillers.