I majored in English in college and was intrigued by some of the same authors. Creative, reporting on society and the culture of their time. Were they really alcoholics? Or did they just celebrate after submitting great works? I can't and won't judge... It is doubtful to me that they could have produced what they did if always under the influence.

For myself, I can see the huge difference between what I write if I've been drinking versus what I write when sober. It is only my sober writing that moves me ahead in my life.

Anything I write while drinking is depressing and unhealthy. Drunk writing might be a way for some of us to put our repressed thoughts and feelings on paper - but it is doubtful that those are the thoughts that will finally lead us toward a happy and fulfilled life - unless we read them again while sober and really, truly think about the "why" and "what" behind our writing.