
President Donald Trump’s nominee for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said during his Senate confirmation hearing yesterday that substance use services were a "priority” to him should he be elected to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy has been outspoken about his own experience using heroin and seeking help through Alcoholics Anonymous.
“I go to twelve-step meetings everyday,” Kennedy said at the confirmation hearing. “I hear many stories about the barriers to access to [addiction] care, and we need to improve that.”