"Because I didn't like a nine-to-six job, but I needed money to make ends meet, I went down this path."
Saying this sentence is a little girl after 00 in Hunan, at this time, she is waiting for the trial of drugs before the new drug is listed.
In the face of reporters' questions, she said plainly.
Why would such a young girl volunteer to become a "volunteer"?
Is there any pain behind her doing this? Or is it just to make a lot of money quickly and easily?
A drug trialist who bets with his life
On October 30, 2019, more than a dozen people were waiting for an examination at a research room at the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University in Changsha, Hunan Province.
Among these people are the elderly with gray hair, the sick and of course many desperate and desperate for money.
What are they gathering here for?
Originally, as a comprehensive hospital, Xiangya Third Hospital also had the qualification to conduct research on various drugs, including trial drug research before the new drug was listed.
Drug safety is related to tens of millions of lives, so a drug from research and development to marketing needs to go through a lot of links and strict control.
Among them, the key to confirming whether the drug is qualified and whether it can be listed is the need to try the drug.
The drug test will first be carried out on animals, and when the indicators meet the expected standards, they will be allowed to be tested on humans.
The human body drug trial is generally divided into three stages, the first stage needs to be carried out in healthy people, used to observe the metabolic process and safety of the drug. The second and third stages will be treated in patients with corresponding conditions.
Generally speaking, healthy people will not easily go to the trial of drugs.
Because there is a great risk in it, no one knows how these new drugs will react in the human body, it can be said that this is a bet on life.
Therefore, people who generally participate in the first phase of the drug trial either come with high remuneration or voluntarily participate because of public welfare.
In this group, a long-haired girl wearing a white coat and blue jeans is particularly conspicuous.
Not only is she one of the few women on the scene, but also her overly childish face, even making people wonder if she is an adult.
Why did such a young girl also appear in the drug trial team?
Is she here for money or is she doing it out of kindness?
The girl aroused the interest of the reporter who was interviewing at the scene, so the reporter came forward to communicate with her.
The post-00s drug trial girl who hid from her family
Through the conversation, the reporter learned that the girl's name is Xiaowen and she is a post-00.
In 2000, Xiaowen was born in a small city in Hunan.
In 2017, Xiaowen took the college entrance examination, but she did not study well since she was a child, and she simply could not start in the face of the college entrance examination papers.
In the math test, she even had three big problems that she couldn't do, and finally she simply gave up and slept on the test table.
In his sleep, Xiaowen ended the important college entrance examination in his life.
After the college entrance examination results came out, Xiaowen's results can be imagined and very unsatisfactory. Teachers and parents hope that Xiaowen can repeat the study for another year and retake good grades.
However, Xiaowen, who had no intention of studying, did not even want to go to college, and finally she reluctantly compromised and went to study finance in a local college in Hunan.
During college, Xiaowen also spent it in a muddy mood.
In order to have more money to buy clothes, bags, and cosmetics, Aimei Xiaowen spent most of his time working part-time, and he did not have time to study hard.
Near graduation, under the recommendation of the school, Xiaowen came to an electronics factory in Shenzhen for internship.
However, after less than a week or so, Xiaowen left.
Because she really can't stand the oppressive working atmosphere of the electronics factory, working here not only has a long working time but also a mechanical repetitive work content.
After leaving the electronics factory, Xiaowen found a job at the front desk of a hotel near the Shenzhen Railway Station.
After working for three months, he returned to Hunan after getting the internship certificate and successfully completed his career.
After graduation, Xiaowen found a job related to finance.
However, because she did not study well in school, it was difficult for her to get started with this job, and she often made mistakes and was scolded by the leader.
After insisting on it for half a year, Xiaowen could not stand this state of work and resigned.
After resigning, Xiaowen also tried several jobs one after another, but she really didn't like the kind of sitting for a day.
The feeling of being bound gradually began to reject work.
When he is not at work, Xiaowen, like most girls, likes to hide at home and play games and watch TV.
Occasionally, Xiaowen would go out to work part-time to make ends meet, a situation that was broken until Xiaowen and her boyfriend went to a concert.
XiaoWen, who was already strapped, and her boyfriend almost had nothing left after watching the concert.
In this embarrassing situation, she remembered the part-time job of a drug trial volunteer she had seen in the part-time group before.
After the end of this part-time job, the drug tester can get a reward of 9000 to 9200 yuan, think about it again and again, and finally under the pressure of life, Xiaowen signed up to the intermediary.
She didn't tell anyone about this, because she knew that if her parents knew about it, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"If they knew I was coming to the hospital as a 'guinea pig,' they would have broken my leg."
First drug trial
After registration, Xiaowen received a form from the agent, which needed to fill in some basic information such as name, gender, height, weight, contact information, and whether there was a history of disease.
After submitting the registration form to the agent, wait for the agent to contact the phone to inform the time and place of the physical examination.
Before the physical examination, according to the relevant regulations of the medical team, it is necessary to make some preparations in advance, such as maintaining adequate sleep and avoiding spicy foods.
The time for the physical examination is usually scheduled in the afternoon, because the person who tries the drug will be more energetic.
In the process of waiting for the physical examination, Xiaowen's heart is actually not calm, and she has been hesitant to leave.
However, as soon as he thought of the shyness in his pocket now, Xiaowen gave up this idea, continued to stay in the team, took out the mobile phone in his bag, and looked down to play the game.
Before the start of the physical examination, the relevant person in charge introduced the general situation of the drug trial project to Xiaowen and others.
This time, it was a drug to prevent skin allergies, and 14 people from 46 people needed to be screened out of 46 people through a 3-day physical examination.
There are three cycles of drug trials, each of which requires about 3 days of fully enclosed observation in the hospital.
Within 10 days after discharge, if the person trying the drug does not experience any reaction or discomfort afterwards.
You can enter the next cycle of trial drugs.
At this time, someone asked: "So what if the physical examination does not pass or there is discomfort in the first cycle?" ”。
The person in charge replied: "If the above situation occurs, the pharmaceutical company will compensate you accordingly, and the specific amount of compensation will be arranged according to your specific situation."
The last person who passes the whole cycle, we will pay you in full, and we will give priority to you the next time you try the drug. ”。
After physical examination, Xiaowen meets the criteria of being the object of the drug trial project.
In March 2019, Xiaowen conducted his first drug trial.
During the first drug trial, the doctor collected Xiaowen's blood 18 times as a test sample.
In addition, Xiaowen is following the doctor's instructions, taking medicine on time and eating nutritious meals matched by the hospital, and nourishing his spirits to wait for the next blood sample collection.
During the period when the hospital was fully closed, Xiaowen's only way of entertainment was to play with his mobile phone, and when he was tired of playing, he would put down his mobile phone and look at the scenery outside the window to relax his eyes.
During this period, Xiaowen also had fear and panic.
But she always comforted herself, don't be afraid, so many people come to try the medicine has not happened, she is so young, it will certainly be fine.
Is it really the last time to try the drug?
After the first drug trial, Xiaowen successfully got a reward of 6500 yuan.
However, Xiaowen was not very happy after the money arrived, but she was still very guilty and self-blamed like doing something wrong, thinking that she actually understood in her own heart that making money by trying drugs was not a long-term solution.
Xiao Wen silently swore in his heart that from now on, he would find a good job and never try medicine again.
Seemingly afraid of remorse, or to show his resolve, Xiaowen removed the agent's contact information from the phone book.
In October, Xiaowen found a job in Changsha and rented a house near the company, which was not only beautifully decorated but also regularly cleaned by cleaning staff.
Although there is not much money in his hands now, Xiao Wen thought that his father had told himself since he was a child that he had to choose the best no matter what.
So Xiaowen gritted his teeth and rented the house.
After paying the rent for three months, Xiaowen had less than 1,000 yuan left on her, which could not maintain her daily expenses.
The overstretched Xiaowen had long forgotten her vows, and she wanted to try the medicine again.
Only this path will allow her to get a large amount of money quickly.
On October 30, 2019, Xiaowen appeared in the hospital again and successfully passed the physical examination, starting her second drug trial journey.
This time she tried digestive medications, which were required to be followed by a carton of milk and three eggs and a fritter before taking the medication.
One of the boys finally quit the drug trial because he couldn't eat three eggs, but these were not difficult for Xiaowen at all.
After eating, the subsequent process is not much different from the previous drug trial, and it is still blood drawn and rested.
Only this time, Xiaowen was drawn 23 times of blood.
Because the number of blood draws is too much, the nurse tries to prevent too many needles.
So at the first draw, leave an indwelling needle at the elbow of each person who tried the drug, and the indwelling needle is not removed until the end of the last draw.
The indwelling needle is buried in the elbow, the elbow is not easy to bend, and the arm also needs to be posed for a long time, and the arm will inevitably feel stiff and sore for a long time.
In order to alleviate the discomfort of the arm, the drug tester, according to the doctor's instructions, straightens the arm, slowly raises it above the head, and waits until the lift is tired, and then slowly put it down.
This activity became another major activity for drug testers in addition to playing with mobile phones during the hospital closure.
The small text that ended the second drug trial, because the tasteless meal during the closed period, had long been hungry.
She couldn't wait to get out of the hospital, find a noodle restaurant, and order a bowl of rice noodles filled with chili peppers.
Xiao Wen swore in her heart again while eating rice noodles, this was really the last time she tried the medicine!
There are still many drug testers like Xiaowen
The trial was originally a free medical service for patients who were terminally ill and could not afford to be treated.
This medical service not only gives patients the opportunity to be cured, but also allows pharmaceutical companies to better understand the efficacy and safety of drugs, which is a win-win initiative.
However, with the development of society and the advancement of medical technology, a variety of drugs are emerging in an endless stream, and those who are seriously ill can no longer meet the needs of pharmaceutical companies.
Therefore, gradually the profession of "drug tester" appeared on the market.
This group of people gets the opportunity to make big money quickly by giving up their physical health.
Xiao Wang, who is born in the 90s, is already a skilled hand in the drug trial circle, and in two years, he has tried the drug no less than 30 times.
Through the way of testing drugs, Xiao Wang has obtained a rich reward in the past two years.
Xiao Wang's initial contact with the test drug is the same as Xiao Wen, but also because he first entered the society, in addition to the living expenses and rent, there is little left of the salary.
In this embarrassing situation, Xiao Wang did not resist the temptation of high remuneration for the test drug.
After the first drug trial attempt, Xiao Wang did not have any bad reaction, holding the psychology of luck, Xiao Wang participated in the next drug trial.
Soon Xiao Wang became addicted to this way of making money quickly.
The drug trial is harsh on the conditions of the drug tester, so Xiao Wang is not always able to obtain the qualification for the drug trial through screening.
However, after so many times of drug trials, Xiao Wang already has relevant experience in dealing with this.
For example, adding white vinegar to the urine sample, using foundation to cover the eye of the needle, etc.
Of course, frequent drug trials still had a certain impact on Xiao Wang's body, and he began to have symptoms such as nosebleeds and dizziness for no reason.
But even so, Xiao Wang said that he still would not give up the drug test, because he was used to this fast and high-paying way to make money, and he did not want to go back to the tired and tired working life he once had.
epilogue
The importance of physical health is self-evident, a healthy body is a "1", only with this "1", there will be countless "0s" behind.
Therefore, having a healthy body is more worthwhile than anything else, but people like Xiao Wen and Xiao Wang who have not experienced the pain of losing their health, presumably no matter how much they say, they cannot personally appreciate the importance of physical health.
But everything waited until after the loss to know how to cherish, by then it was too late.
Therefore, I still hope that young people like Xiaowen and Xiaowang can pay attention to their physical health and learn to make money by their own labor, instead of taking these so-called shortcuts!