Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced intense scrutiny for a number of reasons — which also include his lengthy past with drug addiction.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said treatment for addiction and substance abuse would be a priority if he is confirmed. “I was a heroin addict for 14 years. I’ve been 42 years in recovery,” said ...

In a speech in Nashville, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that his policy perspectives are influenced by the 14-year heroin ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: "Although overdose deaths are starting to decline, opioid-involved overdoses remain the leading cause of drug-related fatalities. This administration is going ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared his 14-year struggle with heroin addiction at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit ... His recovery ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and ...

In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr ... the overdose-reversal drug naloxone (commonly known by the name brand Narcan). Under RFK Jr.’s leadership at ...

By Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins In a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the nation’s ...

And they are certainly not what Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to portray in that speech yesterday.” During a private speech to the Food and Drug Administration ...