Are alcoholics and drug addicts more creative?

Question by cycle: Are alcoholics and drug addicts more creative?
There is a long list of creative and artistic individuals with drug and alcohol addiction to support it? Or is it that so many people are just addicted?

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Answer by eron_choi
Creative and artistic individuals are more sensitive to the pain of the world therefore they are more likely to seek ways to get away from the pain.

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