Medical Research....one for danny i've been told :P

[Mattastic]

Covance, in Leeds, are asking for males 25-65 who smoke 15 plus branded cigs a day to come forward and try a new type of fag which is meant to be healthier! No stays in are required, just six out patient visits on a Saturday morning for six weeks. It's either £1030 or £2330! Paid for smoking!
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[Jinx]

You lot probably dont want to hear this cos you are so impressed with the money... BUT.... I write clinical research for a living... and the biggest part of my job is writing about the adverse reactions that occur!
It is good money and the chances are that you would have no side effects what so ever...however, there is also a risk that you could become very ill and there is no knowing with a new drug what the long term effects will be - for example - is it a carcinogen? does it affect fertility?
Your choice of course but make sure that you are VERY well informed before you agree - by law the investigator has to give you all the available information - make sure you listen carefully and ask about anything that you are not sure of. Find out what other trials have been carried out- and what the rate of adverse and serious adverse events was. Remember - theoretically you are not just taking a risk with your self but with your potential children too!
But dont let me put you off!!

PS - what was the anti cancer drug that your friend received? It is very unusual to test cancer drugs in healthy volunteers as they are usually such harsh drugs.
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Sticks and stones may break my bones but leather and chains excite me!

[Dazed]

I've not got a clue, but one of my mates who did the trial was told about it by his dad who works there (possibly works in the same department?) so I guess he must have thought it was safe enough for his son to do it. But point taken, it is danger money, they could wind up impotent or something