I first met Hunter Biden when he was 17 years old, and I was a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, living next door to his brother Beau in the Quad. I remember Hunter as a bright, confident teenager with a magnetic personality and a hot streak. Like the Bidens, my family has also grappled with the devastating toll of addiction. Many years later, my own brother, Sam Spitz, may he rest in peace, succumbed to his struggles during the COVID pandemic.
