Normal people don't need drugs

Made:
1965-1969 in London
publisher:
Central Council for Health Education
printer:
Straker Brothers Limited
Poster, with drugs awareness message

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Poster, with drugs awareness message, with illustration of four young people and the words 'Normal people don't need drugs', produced by the Central Council for Health Education, London, England, c1965-1969

'Normal people don't need drugs' was a slogan promoting the idea that drug users were socially ‘abnormal’. The Central Council for Health Education hoped to discourage young people trying drugs by illustrating ideals of wholesome young people leading healthy outdoor lifestyles. Social and cultural upheaval during the ‘swinging’ 1960s meant increased drug experimentation among young people. There was a growing awareness of drug abuse.

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Object Number:
1999-241/64
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 760 mm x 510 mm
type:
poster
credit:
Donated by the Health Education Authority