So Many Drugs, So Little Time! I’ve been sitting here watching TV for a while and I’ve started to notice something. There are a lot of drug commercials on TV. I started to think about the whole gratification seeking model and the example in the book about asthma. I never realized how many drug commercials are shown on TV. During commercial breaks, one out of every five commercial breaks was advertising some kind of drug. So it got me thinking that these commercials wouldn’t even be airing if people weren’t seeking some sort of gratification by viewing these commercials. They watch them, see what they’re for and go out and buy them. Now I know that’s the point of an advertisement, but it just seems to me that they have a drug for everything. Who knows, maybe someday they’ll have a commercial that says “do you sleep a lot at night, if so, this drug is for you,” and then they’ll have a list of 15 side effects that may occur once you take it. I know that example is a little bit extreme but you get the point!  ¶ posted by Josh at 7:54 PM •