
So today we have the bizarre situation in which use of mind-altering substances is simultaneously prohibited and promoted. Taking heroin to numb the pain of life is demonised, but taking an ‘antidepressant’ or ‘mood stabiliser’ to combat your depressive tendencies or manage your mood swings is encouraged, and not just by the pharmaceutical industry, but by professional and governmental anti-stigma campaigns.
Health cartoons
- Image sources: ‘Angels and demons’: the politics of psychoactive drugs, joannamoncrieff, April 22, 2014.
- Enjoy our health cartoons album on Flickr.