I have no objection to prescribed medication used as you describe to treat chemical imbalances, and you are quite right in what you say that it requires treatment the same as any physical condition would do.
My comments were aimed more in the direction of those who choose to abuse the system in...
There is a difference between "liking a drink" and "needing a drink to lubricate the wheels of your life".
Drinking to excess and taking anti-depressents like Smarties are symptoms of a weak and lazy society - instead of actually facing up to, and dealing with, issues in life (which we all...
If you're mentally weak enough to need a drug o "lubricate the wheels of your life" then I'd suggest you have a problem.
Drink in moderation is absolutely fine but suggesting, as you have, that its basically a necessity is ridiculous.