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...most artists on campus are far from dependent on their drug use. Realizing the potential dangers of an addictive habit and not needing to always be high, they deviate from the stoner stereotype, just as likely to be taking drugs to focus as to chill...
...marijuana use] is not the creative inspiration—it’s not some hallucinogenic experience,” says a junior VES concentrator. “I don’t know how much time people here have for that...
...chose to come to Harvard [instead of RISD] because I didn’t like the scene,” Pierre says, considering her comparative impression of drug use at either school. “All the stereotypes of an artist, that’s what you see there...
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...
...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...