Alcohol is an addictive substance that significantly negatively impacts health and clarity of mind.

“I'm happy to say that I was definitely addicted to alcohol. Not shying away from that at all. I think anyone that wakes up and has a Not wakes up. Anyone that has a beer every day is probably got a little bit of a problem.”

Mixing Adderall and alcohol is a dangerous combination because it masks the effects of intoxication.

“Mixing it with drinking is the worst combo. Oh yeah, cuz then you feel like you're not drunk at all. And have another. You can you can you can until you can't.”

Lil Xan advocates against drug use based on his own traumatic experience with withdrawals and seizures.

“and i've been trying to i've always tried to be a good role model against an advocate for not taking drugs like i was i was never like yo y'all got to be like me and i was just letting people know that you know we we go through this this struggle you're not alone”

He claims that quitting alcohol was the necessary first step for him to better combat his personal demons.

“the first step for me for beating my demons was to quit drinking and that's really it gave me the tools to better combat them not not so they don't go away people need to understand they don't go away it's just you have better tools to to uh to combat them and deal with them that's it”

Buff Bagwell states that stopping his use of pills and alcohol was the most difficult thing he has ever done.

“Hardest thing I've ever done in my life. Hardest thing I've ever done in my life.”

Bobby Lee claims that he must attend meetings to stay sober because he cannot afford to experience another relapse.

“if I get into the mind frame of like I could just go tomorrow I'm [ __ ] so I just go you know what I mean and I generally I mean to me it was weird but still I'm always going I'm glad I'm here”

He believes that sobriety is a constant struggle and that no one is ever truly safe from the threat of relapse.

“It's a constant battle. You no one's ever a winner till the end of the day, till the over and with that, then you won. If you ever do any drugs and you beat the system that was killing you, you going to die, boom. But sometimes these guys stop using drugs for 30 years and go back.”

Twelve-step recovery is a beneficial solution for individuals dealing with addiction or those who want to change themselves.

“In this case, 12-step recovery which I believe is a good solution for anyone with addiction issues or anyone that wants to change themselves actually.”

Greg suggests that a person who is planning to end a period of sobriety needs a support system of friends to help them through the experience.

“You need to wake up with friends. You need to wake up with support team to get get you to keep drinking.”

Sobriety is a necessary path to achieving a better life, honesty, and professional success.

“I knew that it would be sobriety, I knew that it would be honesty, and those two things go hand in hand. So, that was what I knew.”

Hunter Biden believes that radical honesty with oneself and the decision to live on life's terms are the essential components for recovering from addiction and maintaining sobriety.

“The only thing that'll save you is radical honesty with yourself, you know. Um, and he's right in.”

He believes that the true path to recovery and overcoming addiction is through connection with others rather than isolation.

“We're not equipped to deal with what's happening in the world. So, the way we get through it is through connection.”

He claims that his past attempts to link his identity to professional achievement, which he now views as a form of insecurity, were just as damaging as his substance use.

“I had to give that up over time in sobriety realizing that that was just as detrimental as the drinking was truly like because it becomes like who who who am I? Like who am I? And if this is my identity, if this is how I'm evaluating myself, then I'm always going to fall short.”