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Psychology professor Shelley H. Carson affirms the notion that drugs may be less present on our campus in comparison to others. “I would expect there to be less drug use in the artistic community at Harvard, because their ability to be an artist depends on their ability to stay in school,” she says...
...times that it’s not, however, do not necessarily indicate the magical effects of drug-induced, or drug-dependent, brilliance. From dissolving the inhibitions of artists to temporarily rearranging their worlds, drugs themselves play something of a placebo role in revealing creative insights...
...danger associated with substance abuse is always a lurking threat. Considering that the fine line between occasional use and dependence isn’t always so easy to maintain, Simonton warns that consistent drug use can quickly devolve into a harmful and unproductive habit. “The minimal research that has been conducted suggests that marijuana does not enhance creativity. In fact, it seems to depress creativity, especially when the use is chronic,” he writes in an email...
...these studies are not definitive because of the legal difficulties that the scientific community faces in attempting to validate the benefits of drug use oft cited by artists...
Still, as one poet emphasizes, “If you want [your art] to be accessible to a lot of people, [drug use] is unlikely to be a regular thing...