▁described ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁New ▁York er ▁article , ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁Hall uc in ations . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁early ▁career ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁he ▁indul ged ▁in : ▁ ▁st agger ing ▁b outs ▁of ▁ph arm ac ological ▁experiment ation , ▁under w ent ▁a ▁fier ce ▁reg imen ▁of ▁body building ▁at ▁Mus cle ▁Beach ▁( for ▁a ▁time ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁California ▁record , ▁after ▁he ▁performed ▁a ▁full ▁squ at ▁with ▁ 6 0 0 ▁pounds ▁across ▁his ▁shoulders ), ▁and ▁ra ck ed ▁up ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁le ather - cl ad ▁miles ▁on ▁his ▁motor cycle . ▁And ▁then ▁one ▁day ▁he ▁gave ▁it ▁all ▁up — the ▁dru gs , ▁the ▁sex , ▁the ▁motor cy cles , ▁the ▁body building . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁that ▁after ▁moving ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁an ▁am ph et am ine - fac il itated ▁e pi ph any ▁that ▁came ▁as ▁he ▁read ▁a ▁book ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁mig raine ▁doctor ▁Edward ▁Live ing ▁inspired ▁him ▁to ▁chron icle ▁his ▁observations ▁on ▁ne uro log ical ▁dise ases ▁and ▁odd ities ; ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁" Live ing ▁of ▁our ▁Time ". ▁ ▁Career ▁S acks ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁and ▁later ▁clin ical ▁professor ▁of ▁ne uro log y ▁at ▁Yes h iva ▁University ' s ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ▁College