Kennedy proceeded to compare serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a common type of antidepressant including Prozac, Zoloft and Lexapro, to a heroin addiction.

Comments by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US Health and Human Services secretary, sparked talk about whether antidepressants are as addictive as heroin. Experts weigh in.

Kennedy, 71, was a heroin user for more than a decade in his youth, which he speaks about frequently. He has been in recovery for 42 years he said in his second confirmation hearing on Thursday.

RFK Jr. plans to investigate SSRI and antidepressant use, particularly among children and teens, ... Kennedy thrusts antidepressants into the spotlight as doctors and advocates defend them.

Dr. Aftab is a psychiatrist and the author of “Conversations in Critical Psychiatry.” Like every psychiatrist, I have patients for whom antidepressants are transformative, even lifesaving. But ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as the US health and human services secretary, despite saying a few things that raised eyebrows during his confirmation hearing. One of those things was the ...

Comments by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US Health and Human Services secretary, sparked talk about whether antidepressants are as addictive as heroin. Experts weigh in.

It didn’t take long for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly confirmed Department of Health and Human Services secretary, to challenge the efficacy of a slew of drugs that treat depression, anxiety ...

Hours after being confirmed as Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. issued a statement that laid out sweeping plans for his first 100 days in office ...

SSRIs are a focus of a new Trump executive order that installs Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' commission. Here's what they do.