Alcohol and Drugs ‘Stifle Artistic Creativity’

Published June 28, 2010

Alcohol And Drugs ‘Stifle Artistic Creativity’
The idea that alcohol and drugs can stimulate artists, writers and musicians to create great works of art is a “dangerous myth” and can actually stifle creativity, a psychiatrist has said. Dr Iain Smith, a consultant in addiction psychiatry at Gartnavel Royal Hospital in Glasgow, was speaking at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Edinburgh…
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Alcohol, drugs can stifle artistic creativity
The idea that alcohol and drugs can stimulate writers, musicians and others to create great works of art is a ‘dangerous myth’ because they can actually stifle creativity, says a psychiatrist.
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