Addictions and 'The Reward Pathway'

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Also, please note that the most creative times are NOT when these people are extraordinarily high or suicidal. The biggest creative period happens to be at the onset of what we call mania. But the biggest point is that the mania to creativity isn't linear. That is, the more mania you have does not mean that you'll have more creativity. In my model, our goal will be to enhance the creativity while also removing the addictive crutch. Substance abuse, if left untreated, rarely ends well (Hendrix, Morrison, etc.)