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Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske to Meet With Seattle-Area Experts

Derek Wang
08/07/2009

The Obama Administration plans to issue a formal report that outlines its national drug control strategy next year. In the meantime, officials are talking about the issue with public health and safety leaders across the country, in a series of meetings. The first one, is tomorrow in Shoreline. For details, KUOW's Derek Wang spoke with the nation's drug czar, Gil Kerlikowske, officially known as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

This interview was produced by Liz Jones.

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