I've never been around much drug use in my life, but as an artist I do see a lot of people who claim to need weed or LSD to function creatively. I've had several classmates/coworkers accost me for not being interested, accusing me of failing to "unlock my creative potential" or whatever. I think that's frankly bullshit, and absolutely a sign of dependency. I have no problem with weed use or it being made legal (voted to legalize it in California, even though I'll likely never use it), but I've gotten pretty tired of the defensiveness and pretentiousness in the culture.
As for myself, I do have to admit that I'm pretty chemically addicted to coffee. I can't seem to go a day without it, and even though coffee isn't that bad for you compared to many other addictive substances, I don't like knowing that I'm so attached to it.
