RFK Jr. Admits Snorting Cocaine on Podcast
On Feb. 12 HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Theo Von's 'This Past Weekend' podcast that he snorted cocaine 'off of toilet seats' while discussing decades-long recovery.
Overview
On Feb. 12 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Theo Von on "This Past Weekend" that he used to "snort cocaine off of toilet seats" while discussing his recovery.
Kennedy said he and Von met in morning recovery meetings before the COVID-19 outbreak and formed a "pirate" group that continued holding live meetings during the pandemic.
A former Harvard classmate said Kennedy sold him cocaine, and a journalist alleged Kennedy used psychedelics in 2024, according to public accounts.
Kennedy has said he had a 14-year heroin addiction, that his recovery began after a 1983 arrest, and that he pleaded guilty to possessing heroin on an airplane in 1984.
At an April 2025 Rx and Illicit Drug Summit in Nashville, Kennedy said his heroin addiction influenced his policy perspectives and described daily recovery meetings as essential to his sobriety.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources present this story neutrally: reporting centers on RFK Jr.'s own admissions and past speeches without loaded adjectives, balancing a sensational quote with recovery context and policy-relevant background. Editorial choices favor chronology and direct quotes, so evaluative language and selective sourcing are absent; quoted material remains clearly source content.