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Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982): Speed/Dexedrine

Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982): Speed/Dexedrine

(Note: Whether Rand was, clinically, an "addict" is debatable. What's generally acknowledged, however -- by proponents and detractors alike -- is that, for decades, she took Dexedrine or other speed-y psychostimulants every single day.)

In this photo: Ayn Rand

Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Mar 01, 1958
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