Kids having trouble in school? Give 'em a jab of heroin. That's the recipe for scholastic achievement based on the HHS nominee. "Gee Dad, what's the big deal, the HHS Secretary did it and it worked for him and you supported his confirmation."

RFK Jr Says Heroin Made Him a Top-of-Class Student

RFK Jr. Says Heroin Made Him a Top-of-Class Student in Resurfaced Clip: 'It Worked for Me'
By Rachel Raposas
People

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that using heroin as a student improved his grades in a resurfaced clip that has been circulating on social media.

Kennedy appeared on an episode of the Shawn Ryan Show during his presidential campaign in July, where he recalled his history of addiction and his eventual heroin use. During the podcast interview, the Democrat-turned-independent — who has been nominated to oversee public health programs in President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet — said drugs bolstered his academic performance.

"I did very, very poorly in school, until I started doing narcotics," Kennedy, 70, said on the podcast. "Then I went to the top of my class because my mind was so restless and turbulent and I could not sit still."

"It worked for me," he continued of his past heroin use. "And if it still worked, I'd still be doing it."

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, heroin users typically feel a brief "rush" after taking the drug, then enter a drowsy state where "mental function is clouded; heart function slows; and breathing is also severely slowed, sometimes enough to be life-threatening."

The NIDA adds that the slow breathing can cause to permanent brain damage.

In the July podcast interview, Kennedy described his substance abuse as a "compulsion" that eventually "hollows out your whole life." He said that cocaine and heroin became his drugs of choice.

Kennedy was arrested for heroin possession while flying to Minnesota to detox in 1983, he recalled, saying it was "the best thing that could have happened to me" because that event led to him getting sober.

"The most demoralizing feature of that disease was my incapacity to keep contracts with myself," he said of the difficulties he faced in overcoming the addiction.

Kennedy — who is best known as an anti-vaccine activist — has been in the news recently after he was revealed as Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. He has made a number of controversial statements about what he may do as health secretary if the Senate approves his nomination.

Among the proposals, Kennedy has suggested that Americans begin consuming raw milk, even amid news that the bird flu has been found in batches of the unpasteurized beverage.

He also declared his intent to remove fluoride from drinking water — claiming without evidence in an X post that it is "associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease."

To be confirmed to Trump's Cabinet, Kennedy will need to earn the support of the Republican-controlled Senate when the 119th Congress convenes in January.

Gotta have a faith in people
Majority will not listen to him and those who will, will do no matter what
I gotta admit, some of his ideas have a merrit and some are just a roll your eyes moments

Happy Thanksgiving to all here.

I sincerely hope all here have a peaceful and contented day and week.

These are happy and blessed, but challenging times for me. My daughter turned 8 just a few days ago and I am primarily responsible for raising her and teaching things like ethics and integrity in addition to regular school homework in math and reading. So, as I've mentioned before, I am responsible for explaining other people's behavior and priorities, why we may not have the same credo as our neighbors and why we should do things differently sometimes .

I remember a quote very well from an Eisenhower biography I read where Ike said, "now Maimie, you know with me it will always be duty first.". That and these are ideals that although we may not live by we can look up to and respect.

Bipartisanly, we seem to have lost representatives and leaders, "rulers" that know how to speak. I think "W" was one of the first Word Salad guys and it gotten worse from there. When we can noodle out what our "rulers" are saying, all to often it's not something to chisel into marble.

This is very challenging for me. Luckily we have family predecessors and local people I can point my daughter to as examples to model herself after.

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Originally posted by Scott King:
Happy Thanksgiving to all here.

I sincerely hope all here have a peaceful and contented day and week.

These are happy and blessed, but challenging times for me. My daughter turned 8 just a few days ago and I am primarily responsible for raising her and teaching things like ethics and integrity in addition to regular school homework in math and reading. So, as I've mentioned before, I am responsible for explaining other people's behavior and priorities, why we may not have the same credo as our neighbors and why we should do things differently sometimes .

I remember a quote very well from an Eisenhower biography I read where Ike said, "now Maimie, you know with me it will always be duty first.". That and these are ideals that although we may not live by we can look up to and respect.

Bipartisanly, we seem to have lost representatives and leaders, "rulers" that know how to speak. I think "W" was one of the first Word Salad guys and it gotten worse from there. When we can noodle out what our "rulers" are saying, all to often it's not something to chisel into marble.

This is very challenging for me. Luckily we have family predecessors and local people I can point my daughter to as examples to model herself after.

A stable and happy home is very important for kids to grow up in.

Instill family values, tolerance, and teach her to be aware of her surroundings outside.

Wish you all the best.

Daughters are priceless.

Didn't heroin used to be bad when Hunter Biden did it?

Republicans wallow in hypocrisy.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:
Didn't heroin used to be bad when Hunter Biden did it?

Republicans wallow in hypocrisy.

The pot calling the kettle black??

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Originally posted by Saeed:

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Originally posted by Scott King:
Happy Thanksgiving to all here.

I sincerely hope all here have a peaceful and contented day and week.

These are happy and blessed, but challenging times for me. My daughter turned 8 just a few days ago and I am primarily responsible for raising her and teaching things like ethics and integrity in addition to regular school homework in math and reading. So, as I've mentioned before, I am responsible for explaining other people's behavior and priorities, why we may not have the same credo as our neighbors and why we should do things differently sometimes .

I remember a quote very well from an Eisenhower biography I read where Ike said, "now Maimie, you know with me it will always be duty first.". That and these are ideals that although we may not live by we can look up to and respect.

Bipartisanly, we seem to have lost representatives and leaders, "rulers" that know how to speak. I think "W" was one of the first Word Salad guys and it gotten worse from there. When we can noodle out what our "rulers" are saying, all to often it's not something to chisel into marble.

This is very challenging for me. Luckily we have family predecessors and local people I can point my daughter to as examples to model herself after.

A stable and happy home is very important for kids to grow up in.

Instill family values, tolerance, and teach her to be aware of her surroundings outside.

Wish you all the best.

Daughters are priceless.

Saeed, I still lack the words to describe the gift.