Watch: Hunter Biden Details Crack Use, "Destructive" Alcohol Addiction in Rare InterviewHunter Biden isn't hiding from his mistakes. Six months after former President Joe Biden pardoned his son's convictions on federal tax evasion and firearm charges, the 55-year-old shared rare insight into his previous struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction. "I don't know anybody who hasn't been affected by drugs and alcohol in a really significant way," Hunter told Channel 5 creator Andrew Callaghan in a sit-down interview released July 21.