Hunter Biden explains the difference between crack and cocaine and everyone is pointing out the same thing
Hunter Biden has opened up in a revealing interview about his battle with addiction, offering a personal perspective on the differences between crack and powdered cocaine and why he believes one is far more dangerous.
Speaking to Andrew Callaghan on *Channel 5*, Hunter described how crack cocaine, though chemically similar to powdered cocaine, has a much more powerful grip on a person due to how it’s used and the behaviors surrounding it. He said the technical difference is simply about preparation mixing cocaine with baking soda and heating it but the effects are much deeper than that.
He emphasized that crack creates a combination of addictive patterns: it builds a strong habit, involves a ritual, and gives users an oral fixation making it psychologically and physically hard to quit. “Crack is that on steroids,” he explained. “It’s over and over… The drug in and of itself is a more immediate euphoric sensation.”
Hunter added that while the drug doesn’t necessarily make someone act very differently, the entire experience becomes all-consuming. “I don’t want to have the experience of some euphoric recall,” he admitted. “That’s how powerful crack cocaine is.”
Despite everything, he argued that alcohol** is the most dangerous drug of all. At the height of his addiction, Hunter said he was drinking a “handle of vodka a day” and described alcohol as more harmful than any other substance he’d used, not just for what it does to your body, but because of the life-threatening decisions it can lead to. “It puts you in more danger than any other drug I’ve experienced,” he said.
Many people online have responded to the interview with empathy, praising Hunter for his honesty and vulnerability. One commenter on Twitter wrote, “It’s gonna be a lot of jokes surrounding this, but I can’t help but feel a certain level of pride seeing how good Hunter looks here.” Another added, “Politics aside, this is someone who has clearly faced his demons and put in the work to understand them.”
Hunter has now been sober for over five years. His past included serious legal and personal troubles from losing his brother Beau, to a difficult divorce, to being convicted for not paying taxes and owning a gun while addicted to drugs. Although he pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was convicted on gun charges, his father, President Joe Biden, ultimately pardoned him stating that his son had been “singled out” due to his public profile.
Still, Hunter hasn’t shied away from taking responsibility. In this new interview, his tone is reflective, grounded, and direct. He describes addiction as a “scary place to be” and clearly hopes that his story might serve as both a warning and encouragement to others facing similar struggles.
At a time when addiction still carries so much stigma, his openness is a rare window into what it really looks like to hit rock bottom — and to come back.
