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Most important drug user? Why?
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May 31, 2008 7:10 PM PDT
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David Hillman says:
Who was the most important drug user of all time?
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May 31, 2008 7:50 PM PDT
James E. Vigiletti says:
hERMANN gOERING OR SHERLOCK HOLMES.
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May 31, 2008 8:02 PM PDT
Alexander Smith says:
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May 31, 2008 8:25 PM PDT
James E. Vigiletti says:
That would include everybody
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May 31, 2008 9:10 PM PDT
David Hillman says:
I was thinking something a little more psychotropic. Let's leave alcohol out of the discussion and just look at what we call "recreational drugs." O.K. So who was the greatest drug user?
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May 31, 2008 9:26 PM PDT
Genghis Khan says:
I thought of J.F.Kennedy due to his liberal use of speed under Dr Feelgood but then I remembered that Adolf Hitler had a very similar habit.
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May 31, 2008 9:35 PM PDT
koko the talking gorilla says:
Thomas Edison? Sigmund Freud?
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Jun 1, 2008 12:54 PM PDT
The Healing Heart says:
The prehistoric Hindu sages.
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Jun 2, 2008 7:54 AM PDT
David Hillman says:
Sherlock Holmes, Thomas Edison, Freud, Hindu wisemen,. Any other finalists for most important drug user of all time?
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Jun 2, 2008 9:02 AM PDT
B. Lapadat says:
Genghis--
Good point. JFK used many, many drugs but they were all legit. He was in incredible pain from his back, so he medicated for that. However, people who are opioid-tolerant, like JFK, are never impaired by pain medication. He also took something for his Addison's disease...I don't remember what it was. Anyone?
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Jun 2, 2008 9:04 AM PDT
B. Lapadat says:
James,
I think you nailed it--Hermann Goering.
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Jun 3, 2008 12:52 PM PDT
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C. Friend says:
There's many - Albert Hoffman, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, Miles Davis, Vincent Van Gogh (I presume you're not referring to alcohol or legal drugs here)
Hoffman because he created LSD and by serendipity, discovered its affects; Timothy Leary because he encouraged an entire generation to expand their mind, and Miles Davis and Vincent Van Gogh for obvious reasons........
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Jun 4, 2008 7:46 AM PDT
B. Lapadat says:
Abby Hoffman...good catch, Carolyn. But didn't a man named Owlsey invent LSD?
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Jun 4, 2008 10:23 AM PDT
David Hillman says:
Great candidates so far! Hofmann discovered LSD, Leary promoted the trip, Huxley wrote about the doors of perception, Ray Charles performed masterpieces under the influence, Edison invented just about everything while hyped on coke, Holmes shot up while solving mysteries, Freud figured out the subconscious while snorting...but who used the drug for the greatest benefit to humanity?
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Jun 4, 2008 11:48 AM PDT
B. Lapadat says:
You just reminded me of something, David: Doc Ellis, pitcher for the Pittzburgh Pirates, was not supposed to pitch one game but the coach called on him to fill in. He was on acid...and he threw a no hitter.
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Jun 4, 2008 12:01 PM PDT
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C. Friend says:
Dear Ladapat:
Actually, it was Dr. Albert Hofmann (sorry about earlier spelling), a Swiss scientist, who actually first synthesized and ingested LSD
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Jun 4, 2008 12:09 PM PDT
C. Friend says:
Dear Mr. Hillman:
Thanks for the affirmation! Care to add your candidate for our edification and enjoyment? C
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Jun 4, 2008 1:20 PM PDT
David Hillman says:
Carolyn:
I don't have any single person in mind, but I think Pythagoras is at least in the top five. His under-the-influence work changed the world. However, nobody could deny the historic punch of Homer, Plato, or maybe even Marcus Aurelius. Of course I also like to include Poe and Baudelaire. Let's say these people are in the running as well. Once we get some more names, we can jointly decide who should be crowned king/queen of drugs. We also need some famous female drug users. Anyone have any names? David Hillman
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Jun 4, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
James E. Vigiletti says:
90% of the stay at home moms during the 1950's.
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Jun 4, 2008 1:41 PM PDT
David Hillman says:
James:
Nice point. Did you know Mrs. Brady told Mr. Brady to double up on his qualudes in the first episode of "The Brady Bunch" so he could calm down for their wedding? D. Hillman
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Jun 4, 2008 2:11 PM PDT
C. Friend says:
Stay at home "Mom's" of the 50's? No disrespect to Mrs. Brady, of course!
Sorry, but don't see how that quantifies as the most important drug user(s) of all time....and I beg to differ with all due respect to the selection of Ray Charles. In the area of music, Miles Davis is far more influential and generally credited with the invention of a genre/fusion. As for women............................ Recent discussions in the "history" forum (813 discussions)
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