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RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.

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RFK Jr. wants to treat addiction by creating wellness farms. Does it work?
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The vineyard at San Patrignano outside Coriano, Italy. The community is home to 850 people all working to recover from alcohol and drug addiction. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has praised the San Patrignano model, and said he wants to build similar farm and work camps in the U.S., but the concept faces criticism from many medical experts.<br>

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a farm community in Italy for people with addiction is a model for wellness camps designed to ease the U.S. overdose crisis. Critics say the idea is dangerous.

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