Douglas Eby
Douglas Eby is an editor of this site (AddictionInfo), and a writer and researcher on the psychology of personal development and creative expression.
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Articles by this Author
Actors and Addiction
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 02/13/2007
- Understanding Addiction
- Unrated
Philip Seymour Hoffman [Best Actor Oscar nominee for “Capote”] has admitted he used drugs and alcohol earlier in his life. A lot. "It was anything I could get my hands on. I liked it all." Hoffman is far from alone: many other actors have used and abused.
Gifted, Talented, Addicted
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 04/7/2006
- Understanding Addiction
- Unrated
A number of people with exceptional abilities have used drugs and alcohol as self-medication or as a way to enhance thinking and creativity. Sometimes they risk addiction.
Artists and addiction
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 03/2/2005
- Key ideas and recovery tools
- Unrated
A number of writers, painters, actors, musicians and other talented artists have experienced alcohol or substance abuse. The following links include quotes, books and other resources.
