I am not aware of such uses for alcohol, but for hallocinogenic drugs, there exist people who don't use them for hedonistic pleasures, but for getting creative, scientific or spiritual inspirations.
I never really understood it. To me, focusing intently on a task always seemed like a good way to kill a nice buzz.
Alcohol not used for creativity?
Ask all the writers who drank themself to death .. or rather, how many writers didn't become alcoholics at some point.
(But personally I don't like alcohol for creativity)
> Ask all the writers who drank themself to death
I know the names of some famous writers who drank too much, but I am very much willing to admit that people who are using alcohol for creativity are far outside the bubble of people who I am surrounded with, so I can legitimately claim that from my personal life I am not aware of any single example of this phenomenon.