"Drinking heavily, you abandon people, and they abandon you - and you abandon yourself- it's a form of partial self-murder."

I loved this article! I've always thought the romantic image we have of the drugged up/alcoholic-artistic-genius is a fraud - I refuse to burn myself out. This isn't a sprint, this is a marathon. The most creative you will ever be is when you are sober. Enlightenment comes from being present in the moment, substances create an illusion of the 'moment.'