drugs and creativity

This chapter is a bit interesting. It is sad to think that so many people, whether or not they already had a natural creative talent, used drugs. In some cases it may have enhanced their talent, while others did not do as well or better than before addiction. From opium to marijuana, mushrooms, and LSD; people used them to experiment with and even used them for health reasons. Unfortunately many drugs were and are addictive and sometimes when a person has them, the dosage they use increases to keep the same effect because the body starts getting used to the drug. People would just use it for its supposed calm or high effects, or just to fit in with the crowd.
Some drugs like opium were produced and used in many forms. It was even given to children as medicine like laudanum or cordials to put them to sleep. Some writers and poets such as De Quincey, Coleridge, and Poe were users. Even though they noted there "madness" in some cases from the addiction, they kept taking it. They all did write some of thier bestpoems while under the influence, yet not always. It gave some of them a better sense of creativity and ideas to help with different writings.