Daniel Larson's Substance Use

A majority of Daniel Larson’s imprudent and arbitrary actions and meltdowns are influenced by one of Daniel Larson’s many mental illnesses. But what is probably an underrepresented factor behind these actions is substance abuse.

Daniel, so far, is not extremely public about his substance use, but there are moments where he can be seen using drugs or drinking. For example, it isn't uncommon to see Daniel drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana.

Alcohol use

Daniel is probably the most public about his drinking habits. Daniel is known to drink beer quite often with his meals and as well as using it recreationally. Because of his autism and intellectual abilities, he is probably not the best at moderation.

In reference to his tech destruction spree.

Him being drunk is, honestly, a pretty good explanation of a lot of Daniel's more violent behavior, especially his tech destruction spree.

Daniel has also claimed that one of the reasons his life was brought down is because of his past alcohol use, he states he was pressured into alcohol and became addicted. He can be seen drinking it whenever he is more flush with cash and often when he is at sporting events- see Timeline. It is widely believed he would probably use it more if he regularly had more money, as beer is obviously more expensive than things like sodas and waters.

Marijuana

Daniel Larson is not a very active user of marijuana, but has been in a hotbox before with one of his managers. He seems to opportunistically use it- whenever offered.

Daniel, possibly disingenuously, had a very intense reaction to the drug, with him screaming and yelling out of excitement.

However, the hotbox videos (at least the first one) could actually have been Daniel's reaction to someone in the car farting.

Prescriptions

Daniel, being bipolar, autistic, and schizophrenic, is in desperate need of medication to alleviate his mental illness.

He was prescribed Latuda and another currently unknown medicine, but does not take his meds because of his laziness, mental illness, and likely his lack of ability to refill the prescription due to his homelessnessand lack of money. In the past, Daniel has forgone Scabies medication due to the fact he couldn't afford the $90 to refill it.