creativity and addiction, psychology of creativity,gifted adults

[Photo: Robin Williams enters rehab for alcoholism, August 2006]

“So is the world better off without people with a biological susceptibility towards becoming addicted? If the answer is yes, bioethicist Dr. Tom Koch points out that people like Dylan Thomas, William S Burroughs, and Miles Davis might not have existed and brought their art and music into the world. All were artists who struggled with substance abuse.”

From article: Myth of an ‘Addict Gene’ by Jeffrey Helm

Related article: Gifted, Talented, Addicted – by Douglas Eby

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