Life is for living. Live it. Don't be stuck on drugs

Made:
1965-1969 in London
publisher:
Central Council for Health Education
printer:
Edwin Jones and Sons
Poster, with drugs awareness message

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Poster, with drugs awareness message, with cartoon illustration and the words 'Life is for living. Live it. Don't be stuck on drugs', produced by the Central Council for Health Education, London, England, c1965-1969

Specifically aimed at young people, this drugs awareness poster highlighted the addictive nature of drugs. The cartoon illustration, produced by the Central Council for Health Education, announces: 'Life is for living. Live it. Don't be stuck on drugs'. 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:
1999-241/65
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 760 mm x 510 mm
type:
poster
credit:
Donated by the Health Education Authority