Caffeine: For the More Creative Mind
Does caffeine "cramp creativity"? It shouldn't. More likely the opposite, if you do it right.
Fear can sometimes be a useful emotion. For instance, let's say you're an astronaut on the moon and you fear that your partner has been turned into Dracula. The next time he goes out for the moon pieces, wham! You just slam the door behind him and blast off. He might call you on the radio and say he's not Dracula, but you just say, "Think again, bat man."
-- Jack Handey
Some say Sherlock Holmes' regular use of cocaine was Doyle's vehicle to illustrate the character's moral weakness. It likely began more simply as a window into the culture of the time, when hard stimulants weren't the taboo they are today. W.H. Auden apparently did believe his own dependence on the stimulant Benzedrine to be a sign of weak character, but he still took it every offer similar testaments. Sir Elton John sang "Bennie and the Jets" ... which may be in praise of Benzedrine, but is open to interpretation, depending where you stand on mohair suits.
