Unauthentic Sex Drugs

In the past week, 2 new fake sex drugs (Santi Bovine Penis Erecting Capsule and Zhong Hua Niu Bian) were discovered, bringing the total number of such drugs to 4. Most of these fake drugs contained the diabetes prescription drug glibenclamide in dangerous dosages, with one pill possibly having up to five times what diabetic patients take to lower their blood sugar level. In actual fact, Glibenclamide does not have sexual enhancement properties and when consumed in the form of the fake drugs, it can result in dizziness, cold sweat, loss of consciousness and even death. Reading recent articles about new fake drugs, reminds me of what I first read about the Power 1 Walnut when it first surfaced in February.

In The New Paper dated on 24/2/08, a 68-year-old, grandfather of 4, known as Ah Hiah, mentioned that though he has been warned by his friends, he has no intention to stop consuming the Power 1 Walnut because he feels that he needs to keep his 3 girlfriends satisfied and happy to prevent them from being unfaithful to him. In his view, it is very important for him to feel happy, thus, even if he dies, he has nothing to lose as he would prefer to die as an ecstatic man in bed rather than a miserable man on the sofa in front of a TV. Though retired, Ah Hiah admitted that as the pill would roughly cost between a dollar to two, he could well afford it since his 4 children would give him a monthly allowance of $600 each. When The New Paper spoke to 1 of his girlfriends over the phone, she complimented his performance as powerful and his ability to try all kinds of patterns.

The theory of reasoned action is a good model to determine why Ah Hiah would want to continue his consumption of the Power 1 Walnut despite warnings from his friends and the HSA. In the theory of reasoned action, behavioural intentions depend on attitudes and subjective norms. Favourable attitudes and favourable subjective norms foster intentions to perform a behaviour, whereas unfavourable attitudes and unfavourable subjective norms foster intentions to avoid performing it. If attitudes and subjective norms are consistent with one another, then behavioural intentions will be strong and actions will be consistent. An attitude refers to an individual’s overall evaluation of a particular behaviour, which is based on the individual’s beliefs about the consequences of the behaviour. Subjective norms, however, are based on other individual’s beliefs that other people want them to perform the action or do not want them to perform the action, as well as their motivation to do what these people want.

As seen in the case of Ah Hiah, as he feels that he has got nothing to lose even if he dies as a result of the drug that he consumed (favourable attitude), together with him thinking that his 3 girlfriends would want him to satisfy their needs, and himself, wanting to prevent them from being unfaithful (favourable subjective norms), it explains why he would want to continue his consumption of the Power 1 Walnut. I guess, unless 1of the components for the theory of reasoned action changes, I don’t think Ah Hiah would want to stop his consumption.

Writing this entry makes me wonder, if authentic sex drugs are sold at a more affordable price, would people be less tempted to try out other alternatives? And that if these fake sex drugs don’t work in actual fact, why do people who consumed them thinks that it works?