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11 Famous People You Didn't Know Were On Drugs
It's no secret that many of today's famous figures have experimented with drugs at some point or another. Here are 11 famous figures you might not have suspected and their drugs of choice.
Steve Jobs – LSD
When the Apple genius wasn’t designing the next iPhone, Jobs was telling anyone who would listen that he felt that people who hadn’t tried psychedelic drugs just didn’t understand him.
Sigmund Freud – Cocaine
Cocaine was more than personal for Freud and he often called it his ‘wonder drug’. He was one of the firsts to propose drugs as a therapeutic answer to addictions. Who knew?
Charles Dickens - Opium
Our favourite childhood author was doped up, guys. All the time. He smoked opium constantly, right up until he died from a stroke.
Morgan Freeman – Weed
In the words of the man himself, “Never give up the ganja”. Say no more.
Vincent Van Gogh – Absinthe
Is it any surprise? The guy did cut his own ear off. Take from that what you will.
Sherlock Holmes – Cocaine & Morphine
Despite the fact Sherlock Holmes isn’t a real person, he still did a lot of coke and took morphine often. He said he used it as a way to escape “the dull routine of existence”. His (fictional) words, not ours…
Martha Stewart - Weed
She was smokin’ hot and cool during her modelling days and let's be honest, it was the 60s – if anyone could have pulled it off it was her!
Andy Warhol – Adderall
Oh Warhol, the ultimate hipster. Most people don’t know that Warhol abused the drug Obetrol, a diet pill that would also keep him awake at night. That same drug is marketed today as Adderall and is sometimes given to kids with ADHD. Well done world.
Bela Lugosi – Heroine
Better known as Dracula, this guy needed heroine like peanut butter needs jam. He was the first Hollywood star to publically admit his addiction and enter rehab but sadly died one clean year later *weep*.
Bill Gates – LSD
He may be worth $80 billion today but back in his day he was popping pills like it was his job. He did an interview with Playboy where he spoke about experimenting with LSD in his younger years.
Adolf Hitler – Crystal Meth
Well that explains a lot.
