Close Dr. Rahul Gupta speaks during a news conference in 2017. President Joe Biden nominated Gupta to lead the federal Office of Drug Control Policy. Gupta served as West Virginia's drug czar from 2015 to 2018 and as the executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department for five years before that. KENNY KEMP | Gazette-Mail file photo By Lacie Pierson Staff writer Jul 13, 2021