David Harbour on the Loneliness of Alcoholism

The Stranger Things actor struggled with addiction at a young age.

Benya Clark
Exploring Sobriety
Published in
5 min readFeb 18, 2021

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David Harbour holds a microphone.
David Harbour. Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

David Harbour quit drinking at a young age. The actor, who is best known for playing Jim Hopper in Stranger Things, got sober at just 24 years old.

As an alcoholic myself, I know how unusual it is to stop drinking at such an early age. When I first…

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Benya Clark
Exploring Sobriety

I’m a lawyer turned writer from North Carolina. I write about sobriety, mental health, and more. Subscribe to my weekly newsletter at exploringsobriety.com.