trait that creative geniuses often share

[Brownlie]

some of the greatest genius's of history were big on drugs. though i doubt they were prescription drugs and if they were it was probably Laudanum or other such remedy/

Coleridge did like his opiates, but I think his artistic career struggled at that point. However, there was still the proclivity which may indicate a connection and of course there's all those alcoholics who hung around other alcoholics. Let's face it, alcoholics and drug users are interesting and in the middle of a lot of relevant social issues.