David Shuster asked Hunter Biden a question I ask carefully, because a lot of people in recovery have told me the same thing: that it never really leaves you. That there is always a compulsion underneath, always a pull, and the work is managing it. Is it a daily struggle for you too? He did not give the answer I expected.
“I am no longer an addict. I’m not an addict anymore. I am in recovery, but I’ll always be vulnerable to anything that is a mind-altering substance.” Then he laid it out. He can never again take anything that lifts his mood, changes how he behaves, quiets his anxiety, unless a doctor knows about it. Not once. Not ever. He said it with no drama, the way you’d describe managing any other disease.
I’ve talked with a lot of people about this. I never heard anyone put it that precisely. I also never heard someone say what he said next, which was shockingly courageous. Go to Blue Amp Media to read the rest on our incredible talk with our former President’s son. BE SURE to watch his incredibly compelling take on how he’s embraced his vulnerability…
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