Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said treatment for addiction and substance abuse would be a priority if he is confirmed. “I was a heroin addict for 14 years. I’ve been 42 years in recovery,” said Kennedy, noting he goes to 12-step meetings daily.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pleaded guilty in 1984 to possessing heroin on an airplane, a few months after authorities found a small amount of heroin in his luggage as he traveled from Minneapolis to Rapid City,

During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim contradicted by research. Kennedy's comment at Wednesday's hearing was one of a number of controversial claims he has made about drugs and addiction .

Kennedy referenced his addiction during his first Senate confirmation hearing to be America's top health official.

Both RFK Jr. and his younger brother David Kennedy developed drug addictions at a young age after their father was assassinated.

Caroline Kennedy labeled her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a "predator". Here's what other Kennedy family members have said about RFK Jr.

Mary Kennedy has accused her estranged husband of being ‘sexual deviant’ and ‘gaslighting’ from beyond the grave, through newly unearthed papers related to their divorce.

In recordings obtained by Mother Jones, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly blamed his now-deceased second wife for his cheating.

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, warned senators of her “predator” cousin ahead of his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday. In a letter first reported by The Washington Post, she wrote that his victims included family members and parents of sick children.

In one of the most tense exchanges in a heated confirmation hearing, Senator Angela Alsobrooks called out past comments RFK Jr. made suggesting a different vaccine schedule for Black people.

Former US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy has urged the US Senate to reject her cousin Robert F Kennedy Jr's nomination to be Donald Trump's health secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced aggressive questions about his skepticism of vaccines and other issues during the first of two scheduled Senate confirmation hearings.