Would you like to be paid to do drugs?????

[BERIGAN]

McGill pays study subjects $500 to take cocaine

Last Updated Tue, 09 Dec 2003 14:42:45

MONTREAL - The federal and provincial governments have contributed close to $700,000 for a series of studies at McGill University in which a psychiatry professor is offering people $500 to use cocaine.

Marco Leyton placed ads in student and community newspapers, and chose 10 men who are all in their 20s and are regular cocaine users.

Leyton said they are given a mirror, a razor blade, a straw and a bag of pharmaceutical-grade cocaine to snort on four different occasions.

Each time they visit, the men are given a different protein shake, which he believes may reduce certain cravings for the drug.

"Can we diminish the euphoria induced by the drug?" asked Leyton. "If so, that would be a very promising direction for treatments to be developed."

Once they've drunk the shakes, subjects are asked to fill out a questionnaire to monitor their cravings.

Leyton doesn't believe his study will turn people into cocaine addicts.

"Previous studies done by other investigators in the U.S. indicate that when they follow up these individuals, if anything their drug use actually goes down the following year," he said.

The study was approved by the ethics board at the McGill University Health Centre.

Leyton received Customs clearance to ship the drug from Scotland to Montreal.

Written by CBC News Online staff

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/12/09/mcgill_cocaine031209

[brownie]

and chose 10 men

I say women should have been selected for this too B)

Edited December 11, 2003 by brownie

[ghost of miles]

We used to have a psychology test that was run every year here at IU. You got paid 10 bucks to drink beer and listen to records for an hour. Never was I more well-qualified for a job!

[Soulstation1]

anyone pass this rare opportunity on to aric :eye: ?

ss1

[Rooster_Ties]

anyone pass this rare opportunity on to aric :eye: ?

[JSngry]

Can you register under multiple aliases?

[Jazzmoose]

and chose 10 men

I say women should have been selected for this too B)

I agree. Doing coke without women is like smoking pot without a refrigerator...

[Rooster_Ties]

Doing coke without women is like smoking pot without a refrigerator...

You guys are killin' me!!!!

[chris olivarez]

Jazzmoose,Jazzmoose.

[Dave James]

If they caught me in a moment of weakness, I might just do this for free. Unless of course, the coke turned out to be of pharmaceutical quality. Then I'd have to charge them.

Up over and out.