Yes, I believe that's based on one of his.
That's the thing though; everyone is like that nowadays. Or rather, who isn't?!
He was an extremely odd fellow.
Also got married five times. Once tried to commit suicide by driving his car off the road while his wife was a passenger, which caused some problems.
Good writer, though. I liked A Scanner Darkly in particular. It contained advice on how to obtain cocaine from aftersun lotion.