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Tough love?
STAT’s Lev Facher examined Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past statements on drug use and his personal recovery from drug and alcohol misuse. His philosophy toward addiction policy is inconsistent, but one thing that stands out is that Kennedy believes the country should turn to law enforcement, jailing those who fail to recover.
Kennedy’s tough-love approach runs counter to the Biden administration’s emphasis on harm reduction. He also says people may need to “hit bottom” before recovering.
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