Drug Me, Pay Me

Would you do this if you were that broke? And is dude really going to 'find himself'?

Great pod.

I can honestly say that I didn't know much about this subculture and profession; it was a unique topic to explore and hear about. What I'm curious about (as mentioned by Juliet) is what sort of consequences continual testing of various drugs can have on individuals.

I imagine it must be quite a scary profession to be participating in, to never know what sort of effects the drugs may have on you until during/after testing, whether mild or quite serious.

Wow, I never realized people could make that kind of money doing medical studies! I really like how you presented your characters and their different situations for participating in the studies. Also, moving the story along around someone's first time to participate was a really great way to tell the story. great pod. great topic!

gini pig a 14 year old with no choice on effexor fuck him up for life i wonder sometimes how i still can smile

Hey dude if you're willing to sacrifice your life on unknown experiments, screw up your head, put your heart at risk, might be impotent, end up with diarhea, yeast infection between your toes, blood coming out your nose, just so a person like me can pick up the right prescription in CVS cause they tested you with the wrong one and now all your babies have down syndrome and all my babies are normal, I want to thank you for being a guinnea pig so I could have a healthy life. Thanks dude.

ok im a college student who, like abut 89% of the whole stuent population, runs out of money and cant find a job, i need some cash. most of the guinea pig experiments on my campus are harmless (ie sleep studies, brain activity on music,etc) Ive gotten paid more than $1300 dollars for a weekend and i paid my stu. loan off. I agree with this video pod because there is a demand, and like the america we live in, people will supply it..even if it means getting paid. People will do anything for money. HOWEVER in this case, i would be cautious about the type of experiments he is participating in. yeah he is pushing his health, but you should not judge other people on how they make ends meet.

Crazy!! I loved this pod. It explained a world that not many people venture into, or know anything about. I was intrigued the entire time; even curious as to whether they offer anything like this in my area! I think it's really interesting that this has become a culture - "guinea pigging" - and people consider it their profession. Excellent work!

Keep piggin'

I believe that "guinea pigging" is awesome and the exact moment i turn 18 i going to find a scientific center and sell some of my time and health to science!!! I wish i could do it now because the money would really come in handy for prom!!! = D

This in a way is legal prostution,
I love that since it;s big companies that fund it,
so the goverment lets it go,

i can get payed to do drugs!? its all gone topsy turrvy ahhh whats happening?!

Robert Rodriguez did this to fund his first film "El Mariachi". Read about it in his book "Rebel Without a Crew"