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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Averting the fourth wave of addiction.”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

'I Spent 14 Years A Heroin Addict': RFK Jr. Discusses His Struggle With Addiction At Opioid Event

Published July 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 07:41

I want to thank all of these ladies and gentlemen for their commitment to making sure that this does not happen again in our country and Averting the fourth wave of addiction. Thank you very much. (07:41–07:44)

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Asserts an effort to prevent a new wave of addiction.

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“In Yemen, virtually 100% of the adult population is addicted to COD as it's available on every corner.”
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“That heroin was then stolen from the evidence locker room in the Manhattan DA's office, and it was distributed on the streets of New York.”
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“We're still losing 80,000 kids a year. Three years ago, we lost 106,000 kids to addiction.”
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“The DEA has done measurements of urine in our troops, and they're skyrocket the more it's directly correlated to the number of vape shops in…”
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“In 1970, Congress again acted to criminalize heroin possession.”
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“Throughout the 80s and 90s, we had the crack crisis in our country because of the availability.”
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“In 2000, we had the oxycodone crisis because suddenly opiate pills were available.”
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“The financial cost of our country is in the trillions.”
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“Our agencies have been asleep in the wheel or all of these other crises.”
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“Now we're going to wake up and we're going to stop this before it starts.”
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