Do drugs enhance achievement? (Not just sports)?

Question

No joke. I ask this because Frank Lucas -- the basis of the American Gangster biopic -- was a heroin user. How the hell does one outmanouver the police, organize a crime network, and raise a family while addicted to heroin? It's hard enough to imagine doing that sober, let alone high on brain-cell-killing drugs. Many drunks and drug addicts have monumental achievements that appear all but out of reach for us sober types, which leaves me wondering if drugs actually make certain people (obviously not everybody) more predisposed to success. Does anyone else wonder why addicts and drunks seem to achieve so much despite a crippling habit?

Oh, but pls leave Jesus and Allah out of the answers...this question is about drugs, not faith.

Answer 1

Many heavy drug users are incredibly intelligent. Drugs can give someone with overly advanced thought processes a way to escape some of the anxieties that go with it. Drugs don't necessarily make you any less smart. The main difference between your everyday junkie and the high achieving addict (Such as Frank Lucas, Sigmund Freud, numerous musicians, actors, etc.) is money. If you have the funds to support your habit, you can do very well. The time that an addict is most weak is when he or she is crashing or suffering withdrawals. You see what I'm saying? If someone the access to drugs like the average person has access to coffee, there's nothing keeping this person from achieving success if they are so inclined.

Answer 2

All drugs are poisonous materials.It is better preventing than curing. a disease.Herbal medicines are better than chemical medicines.In line with islamic teaching God does not allow human to drink drug which can be drunk including hamar or alcoholic drinks.Drug addicting is prohibited by God as stated in the Qur'an.eventhough it will make someone get enhance achievement.It will ruin your health if it is often used.Smoking weed,heroin and other drugs which will make drunk are also prohibited by God as stated in the Qur'an.It will break your brain if you use it in a long time..A good achievement reached by drugs is not fair.It is a bad habit..Muhammad pbuh said in his hadith that islamic curing with bekam method is better than other ways.Bekam is the way how to get out flow the dirty blood from our body..

Answer 3

Addiction can make people do incredible and horrible things. I once cleaned a house out that some meth heads were staying in. They had books all over the place as well as garbage. It was impressive, somehow this tweeker rigged his electric meter to not measure electricity use right and was stealing cable. It was impressive how someone so stupid to use drugs could be so smart.

Answer 4

some drugs could be a good thing in moderation, i guess it depends on how they control their addiction they dont let it get to far or out of control like some people do, some of my best times in high school were on drugs im just glad that was just a stage of my life

Answer 5

well look at all the famous musicians , nirvana, beatles, the doors. the most famous ones. they were al on drugs. i guess it influenced them some way.
most great writers and musicians in my country were ragin alcoholics.
i guess you can do them or use them. depends.