RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and emphasized that young people need a sense of purpose in their lives to prevent them from turning to drugs.



Kennedy called addiction “a source of misery, but also a symptom of misery." In a speech that mentioned God more than 20 times, he pointed to his own experience feeling as though he had been born with a hole inside of himself that he needed to fill. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.

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