Like many, more famous poets of the Beat Generation, Jack Spicer was a hopeless alcoholic. So hopeless in fact, that the disease took his life in the poverty ward of a San Francisco general hospital at the dreadful age of 40. Like Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs, Spicer’s life was consumed by alcohol, writing, and the countercultural politics that later defined the 1960’s. Except Spicer wasn’t known for his work when he was alive. No one will ever know if Spicer would have been more prolific, widely read, or influential if he had lived. But, one thing is for sure, Spicer’s work and untimely death has propelled him further into the literary consciousness of American poetry since he met his tragic end in 1965. If you or anyone you know is addicted to drugs or alcohol, call United Drug Rehab Group immediately to set up your consultation with the perfect substance abuse treatment clinic for the situation at hand.   Growing up depressed, homosexual, and alienated from his family, Spicer spent many of his days down-and-out. The others he spent in school, drinking, and writing– until he met his maker through a coma in the elevator up to his apartment.   Don’t be like the poet, whose short life came to an end after years of alcoholism without assistance from a drug rehab center.  If Jack Spicer were living today, he would be a perfect candidate for…