Comments on: Riese’s Team Pick – Famous Literary Drunks & Addicts

By: Lindsey P

Lindsey P — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:59:32 +0000

By: Harry Binswanger

Harry Binswanger — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:35:35 +0000

I knew Ayn Rand very well, visiting her weekly in her apartment in her last couple of years. Ayn Rand did not take “speed,” and the small daily dose of Dexedrine she took, under doctor’s prescription, had no visible effect. Addiction? I remember in 1981 when she was in the hospital for what turned out to be heart trouble, she was still given those daily Dexedrine pills, but she chose not to take them.

Ayn Rand had many unique and colorful attributes, but addiction was not one of them.

By: brown bear

brown bear — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:21:43 +0000

Truth.

By: DemiArianna

DemiArianna — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:59:48 +0000

Stephen King looks like such a CREEPER.
A mousey one at that.

By: Emily

Emily — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:33:30 +0000

Truman Capote? Was that a trick question? Interesting team pick, anyway. So much good stuff was written on drugs/alcohol.

By: Megan

Megan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:44:44 +0000

Ah, I enjoyed this! I didn’t know about some of the addictions.

Hunter S. Thompson: Everything.