• barnaclebutt@lemmy.world
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    He’s been a severe heroin addict for 14 years. It isn’t uncommon for drug addicts to have motor dysfunction (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3966544/). He’s put out himself that it is spasmodic dysphonia, which is a disease in which the cause is not well understood (ironically, it may be associated with measles). Importantly, this information was released when he was running for president. It is probably better to name a ‘disorder’ rather than to say I broke my brain from years for substance abuse.

    There’s a behind the bastard podcast that goes into detail about RFK’s life. It’s truly awful.