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RFK Jr. says it's the model for addiction treatment. Experts disagree

April 30, 2026·10m

HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks he has the answer to addiction treatment. The experts say otherwise. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thinks he’s cracked the code for addiction treatment. Kennedy, who used heroin for more than a decade, believes wellness, work and abstinence like the methods practiced in a rural Italian facility are the keys to sobriety. But Kennedy is facing new criticism over his proposal to open government-run farm and work camps.