RFK jr is f*cking nuts. Ending Federal Narcan program that decreased overdose deaths substantially

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

Despite his own history of overcoming heroin addiction, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is backing plans to end a federal Narcan distribution program credited with helping drive a steep drop in U.S. overdose deaths.

Narcan, the widely-used overdose reversal drug, has played a major role in reducing opioid-related deaths, particularly amid the fentanyl crisis.

A $56 million annual grant program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has funded the distribution of Narcan to first responders across the country, training over 66,000 individuals and distributing more than 282,500 kits in 2024 alone. Recent CDC data shows a nearly 24% drop in overdose deaths for the 12 months ending September 2024, the sharpest one-year decline in decades—an achievement partly attributed to widespread naloxone access.


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"Narcan has been kind of a godsend as far as opioid epidemics are concerned, and we certainly are in the middle of one now with fentanyl," Donald McNamara of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. "We need this funding source because it's saving lives every day."

Though Kennedy has previously praised interventions like Narcan as critical to saving lives, he now frames the crisis as one requiring deeper, spiritual and societal change rather than relying solely on "nuts and bolts" medical solutions.

https://www.latintimes.com/rfk-jr-end-godsend-narcan-program-that-helped-reduce-overdose-deaths-despite-his-past-heroin-581846

[muriel_volestrangler]

1. More eugenics from Brainworm Bob

He thinks that the unworthy should die, and that would improve society.

I'd check the date of the article provided, but I got a spam/scam-looking popup from it (from McAfee) so quickly closed the window, and won't visit the URL again. Other articles imply this was in May: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/overdose-deaths-narcan-naloxone-harm-reduction-samhsa-trump-cuts/ - anyone know how this proceeded?

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. article date is april 2025

[Dorian Gray]

2. he is a damaged

person and he wants to spread that to society.

Disgusting.

[allegorical oracle]

23. Watched a PBS Frontline piece about him last eve. Came away confused about

how he can charm people. His diehard fan base approves everything he does. Decided he definitely needs psychiatric help. He tells lies about healthcare on a par with djt -- just made facts and statistics up. Definitely a threat to the nation.

[littlemissmartypants]

3. He's a Psychopath. This is the love language of the psychopath.

To love is to hurt and cause pain. Creating pain is to show love.

Characteristics of Psychopaths

1. Aggressive, callous, and cunning
2. Complete absence of conscience and empathy
3. Very adept at manipulating others
4. Willingness to engage in immoral, criminal conduct
5. Willingness to take what they want and do as they please, regardless of who is hurt or wronged
6. Deceptive ability to appear outwardly benevolent
7. Deceptive ability to behave in superficially charming ways to hide purely selfish motives
8. Willingness to use intimidation and violence to control others in order to satisfy their own needs
9. Willingness to intentionally violate the basic inherent human rights of others
10. Complete absence of any sense of guilt or remorse for the harm their actions have caused to others
11. Rationalization of their own immoral behavior
12. Will attempt to lay blame upon someone else for their own conduct
13. Denial, will deny their own wrongdoing outright
14. Utter contemptuousness toward the feelings and desires of their fellow beings
15. Pathological lying, will say anything without any concern for truth to advance their own hidden agendas
16. Ablity to feign [fake] normal human emotions and empathy
17. Distorted sense of the consequences of their actions
18. Total failure to accept any responsibility for their own socially irresponsible ways
19. Strong bellef that they will never be brought to justice for their criminal behavior

[MadameButterfly]

14. I guess he never recovered from his father's death

along with the inherent dangers of inherited wealth and fame that Kennedys have survived better than most over the generations

[QueerDuck]

4. I guess he figures if all the "addicts" die, then we won't have an problem with addiction... or something.

He's as cruel as Trump... and just as ignorant.

[LiberalArkie]

15. He really fells "I got over it so anyone else can" type attitude. No empathy at all with those without the support

structure or money.

The same attitude of: I lost my job and got another the same day for more money.
I got cancer and recovered a month later.

Anyone who doesn't, just does not deserve to breathe.

[QueerDuck]

19. His Kennedy privilege has replaced...

the old Kennedy empathy.

[LiberalArkie]

21. He reminds me of a lot of the parents down here talking about student loan forgiveness

"I paid for my kids uni, why should they get it for free"

[ninjanurse]

6. States

I have some Narcan that was given away at a community event. I might be doing some homeless shelter volunteer work so I’m going to review how to use it. There are different brands. I think that states and some organizations will buy it to keep programs going but it’s a shame to dismantle a unified program that saves lives and leave states to make a patchwork instead. And some states won’t fill the gap.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

8. I'm not trying to "fob off" anything. I just became aware of this action of his.

[chia]

10. It's news to me. First I've heard of it, so I appreciate the information.

[Walleye]

12. They would rather have the large number of deaths to campaign on

It’s like the border they don’t really want to fix it. They just wanna make it dramatically worse and blame it on us.

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Being a former heroin user, you'd think THIS one he'd "get".

[orangecrush]

16. And water is wet

[GoCubsGo]

17. They're trying to cull the herd, and he's facilitating that.

They want to get rid of all of the "useless eaters." They're starving us. They're making us vulnerable to diseases. They're letting people die of overdoses...

[Javaman]

18. ironic really since he's a heroine addict. nt

[usedtobedemgurl]

20. My husband passed from cancer.

He was on drugs like fentanyl and morphine. They gave us Narcan, just in case. So, now cancer patients will be left defenceless if they accidentally OD? ASSHOLES!

[Passages]

22. Never forget what Caroline Kennedy labeled him, a predator.

Caroline Kennedy calls cousin RFK Jr. a 'predator' in ...

PBS
https://www.pbs.org › newshour › politics › caroline-ke...
Jan 28, 2025 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. a “predator” who is addicted to power, Caroline Kennedy urged the U.S. Senate in a Tuesday