Used to get coke in from toilet seats

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Lerato Khumalo

US Secretary of Health Kennedy Jr. confesses

“I used to pull coke from toilet seats.”


Updated on 02/13/2026 – 03:02 amReading time: 3 minutes

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Cabinet meeting. The US Secretary of Health spoke about his abstinence. (archive image) (Source: IMAGO/Aaron Schwartz – Pool via CNP/imago)

US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been abstinent for 40 years. Now he was talking to a friend he knows from addict meetings.

The American Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke in an interview about his 40-year abstinence. He was a guest of the popular YouTuber Theo Von on the show “This Past Weekend”. Von has more than four million subscribers on YouTube. He and Kennedy know each other from when they went through drug rehab. “We know each other from meetings,” confirmed Kennedy.

The nephew of former US President John F. Kennedy has never made a secret of his drug past. He began using drugs as a 15-year-old, was arrested for heroin possession in 1983, and began rehab in 1984.

In the interview he gave insights into his abstinence and meetings with other addicts who he still visits. “They were banned because of Covid, but we still met,” Kennedy said. “There were about 15 of us and we went to the Palisades Playhouse (in Los Angeles). We were like a group of pirates.”

He was not worried about being infected with the coronavirus. “I went to a meeting every day. I said I wasn’t afraid of bacteria. I used to pull coke from toilet seats.” Video clips of the Health Minister’s statement quickly went viral online, with some having several million views.

The Minister of Health is considered a vaccination skeptic and a critic of the Biden government’s measures during the corona pandemic. Kennedy has repeatedly claimed that autism comes from vaccinations, without any scientific evidence to support this.

He also wants to ban fluorine as an additive in US drinking water because he sees it as a cause of diseases such as bone cancer, bone weakness and thyroid problems. However, a connection has not been proven either.

Kennedy reiterated the claims in the interview: “We know it reduces IQ, there’s no question about that.” Therefore it should no longer be added to drinking water. He pointed to toothpaste with fluorine that parents should give their children instead. Turning to the host, he said, “Would you rather have children with tooth decay or with low intelligence?” Von replied, “I’d rather see them have holes in their teeth.”

The US National Institute of Health (NIH) points out that fluorine is good for the teeth and bones, especially of children. “Fluoride helps bones grow and keeps them strong. Some studies show that taking fluoride supplements or drinking fluoridated water can reduce the risk of bone fractures,” it says. No evidence of effects on intelligence is given.