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(144,249 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2024, 07:38 PM Nov 26

RFK Jr. Says Doing Heroin Made Him a Star Student [View all]

Source: Daily Beast

Published Nov. 26 2024 9:48AM EST

Just a few months before Donald Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to oversee U.S. health policy, the former presidential candidate was painting a shocking picture of heroin’s effectiveness as a study aid.

“I was at the bottom of my class,” he said during a podcast appearance on the Shawn Ryan Show. “I started doing heroin, and I went to the top of my class. Suddenly I could sit still, and I could read and I could concentrate. I could listen to what people were saying.”

The interview aired in July, during Kennedy’s unsuccessful run for president, but has resurfaced on social media now that the president-elected has nominated him to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The former environmental lawyer is perhaps best known for peddling vaccine conspiracies theories and trying to limit access to one of civilization’s greatest medical achievements. But he’s also been open about his struggles with addiction.

During the July interview, Kennedy explained how he first tried LSD when he was 15, the summer his father Robert F. Kennedy Sr. was assassinated. After LSD, he quickly moved on to heroin and cocaine, which were his “drugs of choice” until he finally managed to get sober 14 years later. The drugs “hollowed out” his life and destroyed his relationships, but they made him a star student, he said.

Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-says-doing-heroin-made-him-a-star-student/

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RFK Jr. Says Doing Heroin Made Him a Star Student [View all] BumRushDaShow Nov 26 OP

It is called being delusional with a brain worm. NotHardly Nov 26 #1

... and an uninhibited id. ananda Nov 26 #11

Not much different DENVERPOPS Nov 27 #29

Trump would love a big piece of the sex and drug trade. Irish_Dem Nov 27 #56

What woman DENVERPOPS Nov 27 #57

Power is the best aphrodisiac. Irish_Dem Nov 27 #58

Legalize it n/t WA-03 Democrat Nov 26 #2

Ahh, Legalize Heroin and LSD..Legalise all for personal use might solve a lot of problems LiberalArkie Nov 26 #3

He ALSO said the positive effects DID NOT LAST. elleng Nov 26 #4

Steve Jobs would disagree SCantiGOP Nov 26 #16

chasing the high outweighed his want for better grades... Javaman Nov 27 #33

Decriminalize it sure, but let's not encourage students to start using it IronLionZion Nov 26 #5

My kids all know I took it several times SCantiGOP Nov 26 #17

Yeah... 2naSalit Nov 26 #6

Won't have vaccinations but will inject heroin? Sneederbunk Nov 26 #7

And eat road kill. travelingthrulife Nov 26 #9

🙄🙄🙄 Rebl2 Nov 26 #12

I bet he posted his grades to prove it? relayerbob Nov 26 #8

His Wikipedia page is a hot mess of bad behavior... Joinfortmill Nov 26 #10

So he'll fit right in in a Trump administration. Ray Bruns Nov 27 #35

😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 Rebl2 Nov 26 #13

So he's still doing acid? WestMichRad Nov 26 #14

This guy has no brains left Alice Kramden Nov 26 #15

Something deeply wrong with this man's mind. LudwigPastorius Nov 26 #18

RFK Jr. The Brainworm and DJT The Brainless...... what can go wrong?😵‍💫🤢🤮⚰️🪦 cstanleytech Nov 26 #19

So heroin is pure, and doesn't have any additives? mzmolly Nov 26 #20

As long as you get it without baking soda or rat poison, it is jmowreader Nov 27 #47

Maybe it's easier for RFK Jr. mzmolly Nov 27 #49

yeah. Heroin is well known for producing mental acuity travelingthrulife Nov 28 #62

The Perfect Magat, to be sure. NNadir Nov 26 #21

Guessing he'll be bored with all the real responsibility flamingdem Nov 26 #22

Hey, let's put this guy in charge of the country's health! tclambert Nov 26 #23

So the new guy moniss Nov 26 #24

WTF union rep Nov 26 #25

Show us your transcripts, you lying delusional asshole. SunSeeker Nov 26 #26

The man is mentally ill. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 27 #27

Destroying everything seems to be the plan questionseverything Nov 27 #32

Vaccines bad. Heroln good . New CDC motto delisen Nov 27 #28

oh god orleans Nov 27 #30

He's a debilitated moron at this point. Akakoji Nov 27 #31

I would like to know what he's on now. He's got to be on drugs to believe the baloney he spews. Vinca Nov 27 #34

He's big time into AA - over 40 years womanofthehills Nov 27 #46

I can relate to that. My brother must be hitting 50 years of sobriety. But my brother doesn't act like a nut. Vinca Nov 27 #59

Jfk Jr lost his dad in a violent way and his uncle Dem4life1234 Dec 5 #65

Bob is a very sick person LetMyPeopleVote Nov 27 #36

Or maybe just an ahole Maggiemayhem Nov 27 #37

They're not mutually exclusive MustLoveBeagles Nov 27 #50

That's why he's delusional 💡 TommieMommy Nov 27 #38

I Am No Fan RobinA Nov 27 #39

America, meet your new heroes. Brought to you by Donald Trump! rurallib Nov 27 #40

Normalizing heroin use, Is not leadership. Prairie_Seagull Nov 27 #41

Hmmm, maybe HE should run the Dept of Education. louis-t Nov 27 #42

Remember Kids - Fluoride Bad....Heroin Good GrayJedi Nov 27 #43

Oh yeah, like this is the type of role model we want for our kids....NOT! Sogo Nov 27 #44

Not surprising at ... Windy Apple Nov 27 #45

He was using smack as an ADHD drug? jmowreader Nov 27 #48

Don't look at me, this is what Blue_Tires Nov 27 #51

Good God. And the MAGAs said what about Hunter Biden? NT Mike 03 Nov 27 #52

If it's good enough for RFK Farmer-Rick Nov 27 #53

RFK Jr will obviously have zero problem getting his Top Secret security clearance. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 27 #54

Treating ADHD DrRaskolnik Nov 27 #55

Thank you! And welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Nov 29 #63

Opiates always helped me focus and get things done. Elessar Zappa Nov 29 #64

He can go to Mars with Musk and Loser One. twodogsbarking Nov 27 #60

A few bowls for breakfast... Godot51 Nov 27 #61