# Gil Kerlikowske on The No Agenda Show

Gil Kerlikowske comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2012 to May 2017.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** May 2012 – May 2017
- **Related topics:** [Bath Salts](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bath-salts.md), [Cnn](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cnn.md), [Colombia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/colombia.md), [Drug Policy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drug-policy.md), [Fentanyl](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fentanyl.md), [Heroin](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/heroin.md), [Legalization](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/legalization.md), [Pbs Newshour](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pbs-newshour.md), [Rudy Eugene](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rudy-eugene.md), [Secret Service](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/secret-service.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Opioid Epidemic, Drug Czar Debate on PBS

- **Episode:** [929: Sologamy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/929-sologamy.md)
- **Published:** 2017-05-14
- **Time:** 1:40:09–1:49:22
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/929-sologamy/chapter/opioid-epidemic-drug-czar-debate-on-pbs.md

Former drug czars Gil Kerlikowske and John Walters discussed the accelerating death toll from synthetic opioids on PBS NewsHour. They noted that fentanyl and heroin are now killing more Americans annually than gun violence and car accidents combined. The discussion highlights the shift from prescription pill abuse to criminally produced synthetics often sourced from international organizations.

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### Bath Salts Zombie Meme, Gil Kerlikowske on CNN

- **Episode:** [419: Degrowth](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/419-degrowth.md)
- **Published:** 2012-06-21
- **Time:** 1:14:19–1:18:18
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/419-degrowth/chapter/bath-salts-zombie-meme-gil-kerlikowske-on-cnn.md

CNN and White House Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske are criticized for promoting the "zombie drug" narrative regarding bath salts. The media coverage followed an attack by Rudy Eugene in Miami, which was initially blamed on the designer drug. The hosts argue that the "epidemic" is being manufactured to justify new federal legislation banning various chemical compounds.

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### National Drug Control Strategy, Secret Service Cover-up

- **Episode:** [405: Piles of Pelicans](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/405-piles-of-pelicans.md)
- **Published:** 2012-05-03
- **Time:** 53:28–58:21
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/405-piles-of-pelicans/chapter/national-drug-control-strategy-secret-service-cover-up.md

The hosts posit that the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia was a media distraction to avoid discussing drug legalization at the Summit of the Americas. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske introduces the 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, which he calls a "third way" between legalization and a law-enforcement-only approach.

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