Former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden is marking seven years since he decided to become sober.
“7 years sober today,” Hunter, 56, wrote via X on Monday, June 1. “Thank you to everyone who has walked this road with me.”
In a video alongside the message, Hunter shared his gratitude for the support he has received.
“Hey everybody, just a quick message to say thank you to everybody who has messaged me on seven years clean and sober. I’m more proud of that than anything I’ve ever done in my life, and I just want everybody to know that is still out there sick and suffering, there’s a way out,” Hunter said. “And that way out is together. I’m so proud to be a part of this community, and I’m just so grateful for all the love and support everybody has given me. So, thank you again.”
Last month, Hunter got candid about his cocaine addiction during an interview with Candace Owens.
“I’ve done horrible things in my addiction in terms of what I did in terms of my relationships and decisions that I made,” Hunter told Owens, 37, in an interview uploaded via YouTube. “More than anything is just removing myself from being present for the people that love me. What happened to me, and I really mean this, that the exposure, not piecemeal, but the total exposure, my digital footprint stolen from me … every text message, every picture, all of the things you’d be ashamed of became front-page news.”
He continued, “It forced me into a choice, and the choice was do I get out of bed and live or do I die? And it became that much of a dichotomy. And I chose to live. It wasn’t easy, and maintaining sobriety in that kind of pressure cooker is often the thing that triggers you. But something broke me in a good way, which was I no longer have any fear.”
Hunter shared that he has a “community of people” he wants to “be of service to” now that he is sober.
Joe, 83, shared Hunter with wife Neila Hunter Biden, who died in a 1972 car accident alongside 13-month-old daughter Amy. Hunter and his brother, Beau Biden, survived with injuries. Joe went on to marry Jill Biden in 1977, and the pair welcomed daughter Ashley in 1981. Beau died in 2015 after a battle with brain cancer.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
