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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “The DEA has done measurements of urine in our troops, and…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 06:43

… and they showed us maps of the places where the vape shops and the smoke shops where this stuff is being sold, they're around military reservations in our country. And 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 their area. They're putting them around schools, putting them in our poorest neighborhoods, and now they're putting them in every gas station. And they're marketed for children. They're gummy bears. They're bright colors. (06:43–06:56)

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Asserts that DEA urine tests show increased drug use among troops correlated with the number of nearby vape shops.

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