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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We know the kids who are going to become addicts, it's…”

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

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr., CMS Administrator Dr. Oz Announce New Mental Health Initiative

Published | Video Starts at 24:28

Yeah, I mean this is just like in physical medicine, the longer you wait, the more expensive and the more insurmountable the job becomes. And when you, you know, We know the kids who are going to become addicts, it's pretty easy to identify them early in life. They're acting out, they're having contact with criminal justice system, they're getting thrown out of schools, they're getting in fights. (24:28–24:34)

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Asserts that it is easy to identify potential addicts early in life.

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