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Jan. 30, 2025 – During his Senate confirmation hearing to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. suggested antidepressant drugs may be as addictive as heroin — a claim contradicted by research. “Antidepressants and heroin are in different universes when it comes to addiction risk,” says Keith Humphreys, who studies addiction at Stanford University. “In my 35 years In the addiction field, I’ve met only two or three people who thought they were addicted to antidepressants versus thousands who were addicted to heroin and other opioids.”
A study published in the medical journal the Lancet found significant withdrawal symptoms only affect about 1 in 35 people who use antidepressants. It is important to be in a doctor’s care when going off SSRIs and to taper off gradually.
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