Thirty-eight-year old James Vara is about to become the state's so-called Drug Czar. For another few weeks, he'll be wrapping up his work as a Senior Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice, but when he starts his new position, he'll be taking a leading role in solving a problem that killed more than four hundred people in New Hampshire last year: the state's opiate addiction crisis. All Things Considered host Peter Biello met with Vara at the Statehouse to talk about what his priorities will be when he officially becomes the Governor's Advisor on Addiction and Behavioral Health.
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