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Robert F. Kennedy Jr, RFK and Heroin

RFK Jr. says overcoming heroin addiction influences his policy perspectives
In a speech in Nashville, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that his policy perspectives are influenced by the 14-year heroin addiction he overcame.
RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction and recovery at a conference on drug addiction in Tennessee.
RFK Jr. Opens Up About Heroin Addiction and Calls for Focus on Prevention
RFK Jr. shared his heroin addiction and recovery journey, urging focus on prevention, purpose, and community to combat drug abuse, with faith playing a key role.
RFK Jr. shares how addiction recovery informs his policy perspectives in Nashville address
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered the keynote address at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit 2025 at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville.
RFK Jr. addresses national addiction crisis amid protests at drug summit in Nashville
More than 100 speakers are gathering this week to share solutions and strategies to fight addiction at the annual Rx and Illicit Drug Summit.
RFK Jr. faces mixed reception, unruly crowd at major addiction conference
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a large meeting of addiction experts, encountering both cheers and repeated protests.
RFK Jr. Discusses His Past Struggles With Addiction In Deeply Personal Speech
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. urges Americans to dispose of medicine safely — and to not flush them
On National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is urging Americans to dispose of their ...
RFK Jr. seen with family at Ironman championship in The Woodlands
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, made an appearance in The Woodlands on Saturday ...
‘The Accountant 2’ Director Was “Dumbfounded” At RFK Jr.’s “Ignorant” Autism Comments
Following Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s rhetoric around people with autism, 'The Accountant 2' director Gavin O'Connor criticized ...
RFK Jr.’s absurd statistic on the spike in chronic diseases in the U.S.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the percentage of Americans with chronic diseases has gone up 20 times in six decades. That makes ...
‘Love on the Spectrum’ star from Boston responds to RFK Jr.’s remarks about autism
Netflix’s “Love on the Spectrum” star James B. Jones is speaking out about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s comments about autism.
RFK Jr.’s statements about autism and environmental toxins conflict with ample research
Eric Fombonne, an Oregon Health & Science University professor emeritus of psychiatry, said he doesn’t know how researchers would begin to investigate the "environmental toxins" Kennedy mentioned, ...
RFK Jr.'s 'Autism Registry' Plan Sparks Backlash
The health secretary's reported plan to create a registry to track Americans with autism has been met with backlash.
RFK Jr vows to make sure kids get 'real food,' not 'poison' after artificial food dye announcement
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shares the status of his efforts to confront America's chronic health crisis on 'Jesse ...
Kansas City sues RFK Jr. over cuts to local vaccination, disease testing efforts
Cutting these programs now is not just shortsighted, it’s dangerous,” the director of the Kansas City Health Department said.
RFK Jr. Spews Even More Nonsense on Autism, Covid in Latest Interview
During a radio interview this past Sunday, RFK Jr. argued that autism was worse than the pandemic because "COVID killed old ...
False theories about autism, AD/HD promoted by RFK Jr. | Opinion
Robert Kennedy Jr. promotes false theories about the origins of autism and ADHD. ADHD is a neurobiological disorder existing ...