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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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Summary

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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[-] boughtmysoul@lemmy.world 52 points 1 month ago

This is the same man who once sawed the head off of a whale, strapped it to his roof, then forced his children to endure being rained upon by whale juice.

Just internalize that. This man is in charge of health

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

At least it's not the same guy who dumped a dead bear in Central Park oh wait it totally is!

[-] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

Thought to myself, that can’t possibly be true, but then:

Kathleen Kennedy said when she was 6 years old, her dad got word that a dead whale had washed ashore. He got a chainsaw, cut off the whale’s head and strapped it to the roof of their minivan for a five-hour drive home.

Source: https://apnews.com/article/rfk-jr-kennedy-whale-investigation-09c494d8164c6f9bde9ece39637ea4d3

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm sorry, what?

EDIT oh. But also still what?? Why???

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