Well, drinking and using drugs probably aren't good for anyone, for any reason. On the other hand, I've rarely written anything over the past few years without having first had a drink or two in me, and personally, I like my writing. My conclusion? Do what's natural for [b]you[/b]. It's doubtful if you typically drink that your going to be as, "normal," as you would be without drinking a bit, and feeling all together, "well," usually helps people to do most everything better than they would otherwise. On the other hand, should drinking be an occasional or nearly alien activity for you it's best to avoid it altogether when approaching an otherwise natural activity, such as writing might be among text based role players or authors.