The first thing to say is that drugs don’t cure mental illness. That’s not even what people are trying to do with them. They can reduce the severity of symptoms and help people to lead less disrupted lives, but they can’t do anything to address the underlying issues. Medication can make things better, but not people. For practical purposes, that can feel like a very fine distinction – ask someone with diabetes. All other things being equal, reducing symptoms and distress is an uncomplicatedly good thing.
The Drugs don’t work (and nor does anything else)
The Drugs don’t work (and nor does anything…
The Drugs don’t work (and nor does anything else)
The first thing to say is that drugs don’t cure mental illness. That’s not even what people are trying to do with them. They can reduce the severity of symptoms and help people to lead less disrupted lives, but they can’t do anything to address the underlying issues. Medication can make things better, but not people. For practical purposes, that can feel like a very fine distinction – ask someone with diabetes. All other things being equal, reducing symptoms and distress is an uncomplicatedly good thing.