Drug: Xanax
This ad markets to parents to mothers, claiming that it will make them better able to play their role as a parent. The ad goes on to explain how parenting is stressful, and that if they are being pushed over the edge by stress, anxiety or depression, that their product will help. This advertisement is based off a quote of a mother who states that Xanax helped her depression. I believe that pharmaceutical companies largely define what a normal state is; I always see commercials for antidepressants which say, “If you have these symptoms, maybe this can help.” The thing is, many of the symptoms which are stated are extremely common, and can be attributed to many different things. This advertisement implies that “neurotic afflictions”
This ad markets to parents to mothers, claiming that it will make them better able to play their role as a parent. The ad goes on to explain how parenting is stressful, and that if they are being pushed over the edge by stress, anxiety or depression, that their product will help. This advertisement is based off a quote of a mother who states that Xanax helped her depression. I believe that pharmaceutical companies largely define what a normal state is; I always see commercials for antidepressants which say, “If you have these symptoms, maybe this can help.” The thing is, many of the symptoms which are stated are extremely common, and can be attributed to many different things. This advertisement implies that “neurotic afflictions”