Placebo Junkies
by:
J.C. Carleson (author)
A gritty YA novel in the vein of Trainspotting, about street kids who make a living as test subjects in clinical drug trials. The novel is based on real accounts of "professional guinea pigs"
A gritty YA novel in the vein of Trainspotting, about street kids who make a living as test subjects in clinical drug trials. The novel is based on real accounts of "professional guinea pigs"
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Edition language: English
They know the system, they know which boxes to check on the forms and which line to stand in for the best payoff, for this gamble that they are taking with their lives is all worth it. For money is the reward and cash is king. Their physical and mental states are at risk, but for now that doesn’...