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Apr 27, 2007View in Crawl 4
Well I like drugs and all. Some pot here.Some coke there and "e" anytime I can get it .But the Idea of being part of some drug study for cash, no thanks I'll pass.Well unless it's pot, coke, or "e". :)
unless your marijuana is called reefer, you're a square, my man.and on topic... dont really think i'd participate. what if someone got it in their head to use asbestos to cure lung cancer? meh. i'll pass.
I know lots of my friends in college did testing for a place that was about an hour's drive away. Usually they were Friday Night, Saturday, and Sunday Morning. You would take the drug, they would do a set number of blood draws and then on Sunday you would go home. It was around $500. They did have a program for referrals and the Resident Director of my dorm signed up an entire floor, he cleared over $8000 that year. They stopped that program. None of my friends ever had any problems. It was usually very, very benign things like a new type of generic Aspirin. That said, I would not make a career out of it, but if you need money there are worse options out there.
As we roll along to the next presidential election it is important to consider past political contributors and the legislation that has been passed in the past. Here is a link to the Federal Election Commission. At this site one can ascertain the contributors of 535 members of the House of Representatives, 100 members of the Senate, and the President. On another note, and something that has dictated much aggravation in my son's life, as well as my own, here are a couple links to help inform parents of something that pediatricians and/or neurologists will never tell them. The first link is from the Center for Disease Control pertaining to the ADHD syndrome. Probably the most important information on this site is that the CDC cautions us that ADHD cannot have a biological cause because of the 20% to 40% of children that grow out of it. This report flies in the face of the APA, CHADD, AMA, and drug industry interests, and is a necessary read for parents of pre-school to primary school students.The second link is from the Drug Enforcement Administration, and pertains to the prescribing of anti-depressants/psycho-stimulants by medical establishment, with emphasis on the need of strong labeling and control. The DEA informs us of the illegal use of this drug, which is obtained by doctor pharming, kept in unlocked medicine cabinets, taken without parental supervision, and a valued street drug. The DEA also tells us that Methylphenidate (ie.- Ritalin, Concerta, etc) has the same effect on human and animal testing subjects as cocaine. I only post this to try to help other parents not go through what I have, and my son has. DOCTORS DO NOT INFORM PARENTS OF THESE "ADVERSE EVENTS". They will scoff them away as insignificant. I'll tell you a little story about what happened to my son . At age 6 he was prescribed Concerta ER (Mehtylphenidate, "Ritalin") and we were presented with the shrugging shoulders from the neurologist, "minor little ticks", "no big deal", "don't worry", etc. We got home and the next morning I gave my son one of these putrid little pills, which the neurologist said was the lowest dose only to find out it was twice the lowest dose, and we preceded to school Well on the way to school he found some wet-wipes in my car and he was cleaning every inch of the vinyl that he could find in my car. Hyper focused to the point of compulsion. After school we went home, and he was fidgety, couldn't sit still, we made dinner because he had T-ball practice, but he couldn't eat because his stomach was upset. So, we told him to go,lie down on the couch and about fifteen minutes later his legs were uncontrollably jumping and twitching, and I mean visibly. So, I called the neurologist, right then, and told him what was going on, and all he said to me was, "Has he had a seizure yet?" I said, "Well, no, but...", and he interrupted me by asking what the problem was. In other words, if he wasn't having a seizure, who cares? I refused to give this crap to my son and have been fighting government agencies, schools, doctors, and family members ever since. It seems that most people have the idea that this drug is a miracle drug, and in fact, was compared to aspirin by a special teacher at a CSE meeting. If you show them certifiable facts like in these two links they scoff it off as just a couple of the hundreds of negative websites on this topic. In conclusion, I'm not trying to tell people what to do, or how to raise their children, but please demand to be informed. Believe me, you, the parent, must ask specific questions because the medical establishment will not give specific information voluntarily. In closing I'd like to add that the adverse effects of these drugs so assimilate the symptoms being treated that it is next to impossible to ascertain if they are treating the patient, or addicting the patient.
Haha, I don't think getting a camera up your butt is that much of an incentive. I was offered a free colonoscopy before from some GI nurses at a hospital I used to work at because I was so nice to them. I declined their invitation.
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zbeastApr 27, 2007
Well I like drugs and all. Some pot here.Some coke there and "e" anytime I can get it .But the Idea of being part of some drug study for cash, no thanks I'll pass.Well unless it's pot, coke, or "e". :)
kcap122Apr 27, 2007
unless your marijuana is called reefer, you're a square, my man.and on topic... dont really think i'd participate. what if someone got it in their head to use asbestos to cure lung cancer? meh. i'll pass.
haystringApr 27, 2007
Holy s**t! This article has inspired me to become a guinea pig myself. f**k working a real job!
scotticusApr 28, 2007
They test orally dosed drugs too.
jonseyApr 28, 2007
I can't really see my self ever saying "AND I GOT A FREE COLONSCOPY!" not something I really every want to do!
huxleyanApr 28, 2007
I know lots of my friends in college did testing for a place that was about an hour's drive away. Usually they were Friday Night, Saturday, and Sunday Morning. You would take the drug, they would do a set number of blood draws and then on Sunday you would go home. It was around $500. They did have a program for referrals and the Resident Director of my dorm signed up an entire floor, he cleared over $8000 that year. They stopped that program. None of my friends ever had any problems. It was usually very, very benign things like a new type of generic Aspirin. That said, I would not make a career out of it, but if you need money there are worse options out there.
davidualApr 29, 2007
As we roll along to the next presidential election it is important to consider past political contributors and the legislation that has been passed in the past. Here is a link to the Federal Election Commission. At this site one can ascertain the contributors of 535 members of the House of Representatives, 100 members of the Senate, and the President. On another note, and something that has dictated much aggravation in my son's life, as well as my own, here are a couple links to help inform parents of something that pediatricians and/or neurologists will never tell them. The first link is from the Center for Disease Control pertaining to the ADHD syndrome. Probably the most important information on this site is that the CDC cautions us that ADHD cannot have a biological cause because of the 20% to 40% of children that grow out of it. This report flies in the face of the APA, CHADD, AMA, and drug industry interests, and is a necessary read for parents of pre-school to primary school students.The second link is from the Drug Enforcement Administration, and pertains to the prescribing of anti-depressants/psycho-stimulants by medical establishment, with emphasis on the need of strong labeling and control. The DEA informs us of the illegal use of this drug, which is obtained by doctor pharming, kept in unlocked medicine cabinets, taken without parental supervision, and a valued street drug. The DEA also tells us that Methylphenidate (ie.- Ritalin, Concerta, etc) has the same effect on human and animal testing subjects as cocaine. I only post this to try to help other parents not go through what I have, and my son has. DOCTORS DO NOT INFORM PARENTS OF THESE "ADVERSE EVENTS". They will scoff them away as insignificant. I'll tell you a little story about what happened to my son . At age 6 he was prescribed Concerta ER (Mehtylphenidate, "Ritalin") and we were presented with the shrugging shoulders from the neurologist, "minor little ticks", "no big deal", "don't worry", etc. We got home and the next morning I gave my son one of these putrid little pills, which the neurologist said was the lowest dose only to find out it was twice the lowest dose, and we preceded to school Well on the way to school he found some wet-wipes in my car and he was cleaning every inch of the vinyl that he could find in my car. Hyper focused to the point of compulsion. After school we went home, and he was fidgety, couldn't sit still, we made dinner because he had T-ball practice, but he couldn't eat because his stomach was upset. So, we told him to go,lie down on the couch and about fifteen minutes later his legs were uncontrollably jumping and twitching, and I mean visibly. So, I called the neurologist, right then, and told him what was going on, and all he said to me was, "Has he had a seizure yet?" I said, "Well, no, but...", and he interrupted me by asking what the problem was. In other words, if he wasn't having a seizure, who cares? I refused to give this crap to my son and have been fighting government agencies, schools, doctors, and family members ever since. It seems that most people have the idea that this drug is a miracle drug, and in fact, was compared to aspirin by a special teacher at a CSE meeting. If you show them certifiable facts like in these two links they scoff it off as just a couple of the hundreds of negative websites on this topic. In conclusion, I'm not trying to tell people what to do, or how to raise their children, but please demand to be informed. Believe me, you, the parent, must ask specific questions because the medical establishment will not give specific information voluntarily. In closing I'd like to add that the adverse effects of these drugs so assimilate the symptoms being treated that it is next to impossible to ascertain if they are treating the patient, or addicting the patient.
davidualApr 29, 2007
Well, I have not posted on Digg before and did not know you can't post hyper links. Therefore, the CDC link is: <a class="user" href="http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/confepi.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/confepi.htm</a> and the DEA link is: <a class="user" href="http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/cngrtest/ct051600.htm.">http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/cngrtest/ct051600.htm.</a> Aww, whatever, nobody will look at anyway, probably.
davidualApr 29, 2007
The link to the ?Federal election Commission is: <a class="user" href="http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/srssea.shtml">http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/srssea.shtml</a>
nodnarb24Apr 29, 2007
Haha, I don't think getting a camera up your butt is that much of an incentive. I was offered a free colonoscopy before from some GI nurses at a hospital I used to work at because I was so nice to them. I declined their invitation.
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