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RFK Jr. is already taking aim at antidepressants

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Robert F. Kennedy , Jr. is the new HHS Secretary of Health and Human Services .

He has railed against what he sees as rampant overprescription of SSRIs, which treat depression and anxiety.

As with his previous assertions about vaccines, many of his statements about these drugs are not backed by science.

Long-term studies have found that the drugs are safe and non-addictive.

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