Famous Literary Drunks & Addicts
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.)
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Mar 01, 1958