It's a complex picture. There are definitely lots of frivolous people who don't take their marriages seriously and abuse drugs for fun. I would argue that's also part of the same cultural pathology.

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Thanks. 
I can now flaunt that I understand America much better. You know many people living in a different culture think that substance abuse and divorce are done for fun in America. But they are actually a kind of cultural pandemic. 

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It's disingenuous, but not untrue. The Bidens are not a relatable American family, despite some superficially similar struggles. Hunter is an entitled wealthy degenerate who was constantly enabled by his politically connected family.

There has been an enormous opioid epidemic in America for over a decade, which has put many American families through difficulties with substance abuse. 

More broadly, there's been a sharp increase in "deaths of despair". Understanding the driving factors is a very active area of social science research.