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RFK Jr. to end 'godsend' Narcan program that helped reduce overdose deaths despite his past heroin addiction (www.latintimes.com)

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Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., despite his history of heroin addiction, supports ending a $56 million federal Narcan distribution program that helped drive a nearly 24% drop in U.S. overdose deaths in 2024.

The program, administered by SAMHSA, trained over 66,000 people and distributed 282,500 kits.

Critics warn that cutting Narcan funding could reverse life-saving progress, especially as fentanyl-related overdoses persist.

Kennedy argues the crisis requires deeper societal change beyond "nuts and bolts" solutions, while public health advocates condemn the move as dangerously premature.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 162 points 1 day ago (16 children)

Drug addict says, "fuck you, I got mine"

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Imagine being rich and getting addicted to heroin. Literal everything has been designed to benefit you - unlike your sister you weren’t born with the wrong chromosomes so any obnoxious behavior was written off. Never worrying about where your next meal would come from, how you’re going to get a job, dealing with mental illness you can’t afford to get treatment for…

How much do you have to suck to fail so hard when everything has been lined up for you since birth?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 3 points 21 hours ago

he drove his brother to heroin addiction and suicide by 28yo. and his 1st wife was driven to suicide and drinking, because he was forcing her to be a "stay at home wife" where her work is needs hands on, basically giving it up.

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