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In this era of fierce competition, the pursuit of excellent quality of life is like a fanatical flame, which is quickly swept away with an unstoppable momentum.
The yearning for a better life is understandable. However, if we only stay in fantasy and complaining, then such a way of life will inevitably lose its value of existence. The appearance of glamour is often only a brief glamour, but the inner depths often hide endless emptiness and anxiety.
Over-reliance on consumerism for an illusory sense of superiority will eventually lead us to a difficult situation.
In the face of such a heart-warming high-quality life, a seemingly convenient way has quietly risen - to become a professional drug tester. Although this path is full of unknown risks, the high rewards have undoubtedly become a huge temptation for the younger generation to resist.
In order to develop new drugs, major pharmaceutical companies have launched large-scale recruitment of drug trial volunteers. To this end, they have adopted a strategy of generous remuneration to attract those "pioneers" who are brave enough to forge ahead.
In order to make a fortune, these people do not hesitate to swallow or inject unknown drugs that are still in the experimental stage, thus becoming "guinea pigs" for pharmaceutical companies to test the safety and efficacy of new drugs.
Soon after, a number of professional drug testing intermediaries came into being. They strictly followed the regulations of the hospital, carefully selected the suitable drug trial population, and smoothly transported this batch of eligible subjects to the hospital.
Once at the hospital, the first thing the subjects do is sign a rigorous Informed Consent Form. This document not only means that you understand and agree with the drug testing activities, but more importantly, it clearly states that "in the process of drug testing, if there are any accidents or adverse reactions, they have nothing to do with the hospital, and the drug tester must bear the corresponding responsibility".
Although some people may opt out after reading this document, most people still press their signatures without hesitation in the face of the lure of money. Next, they undergo a second step of physical examination to ensure that each participant has no other underlying health problems.
Drug trial intermediaries have adopted different "temptation" strategies for different groups of people. For the student population, they often describe the ease and high pay of drug testing work: "It's a very easy job, you don't have to stick to a fixed working time, and the pay package is quite good."
One student who has participated in a drug trial program at a university revealed that after only a week of receiving a regular drug injection, he reaped a generous return of 8,000 yuan, which is almost equivalent to his daily expenses for four to five months.
Just when the young man lamented this unexpected wealth, he immediately used it to buy himself a well-known brand of sneakers that he had been dreaming of for a long time, and he frankly said that although he knew that this industry was full of potential risks, he had been deeply intoxicated with the pleasure of "extravagance", which gave him an unprecedented sense of confidence and superiority.
For young students, the drug testing industry is undoubtedly a strong "stimulant". They have just come out of a strict closed learning environment, and suddenly they have freedom, and their thirst for money has intensified.
At the same time, the cost of living for parents is often stretched, so college campuses are ideal places for drug testing agents to sell "drugs", with some 200,000 college students already working in the industry, according to relevant data.
Sometime in 2006, six aspiring young men stepped into a prestigious pharmaceutical company to experiment with a new drug designed to treat serious diseases such as leukemia and rheumatoid arthritis.
Among them was Ryan, who was only 21 years old at the time, a vibrant, energetic young man, however, no one could have predicted that this seemingly ordinary drug trial would bring such a fatal blow to their lives.
According to survivors' recollections, just minutes after the injection of the drug, the entire laboratory was instantly plunged into a chaotic human purgatory. Ryan began to experience confusion, screaming in pain and tearing his clothes frantically with his hands.
At the same time, his head began to swell rapidly, as if it was about to explode in the next moment, Ryan's face was gradually distorted, and the whole face was like a plane stretched to the limit, and the horror was jaw-dropping.
Immediately afterward, Ryan began to vomit violently and quickly fell into a deep coma. His family could only watch him suffer endless torture, and the green tendons on his head were even thicker than his head.
Ryan cried out to the doctor for help with all his might: "Doctor, I beg you to help as soon as possible!" His voice became unusually hoarse and indistinguishable due to the swelling of his throat.
Worryingly, the doctors even weakly told Ryan's family, "We are helpless in this situation," explaining that Ryan's body system had completely collapsed, his immunity was out of control, and the only way to save his life was to rely on ventilator support.
Among the drug test crowd, He Jinhu is undoubtedly an outstanding representative. This man of nearly 30 years, with his resolute physique and rich experience in drug testing, has won the favor of many pharmaceutical giants.
However, fate played a cruel joke on him, and it was this seemingly low-hanging fruit reward that pushed him into endless darkness.
What I still remember is that one day in 2010, He Jinhu received a mysterious phone call, who informed him that a hospital was recruiting volunteers for drug testing, with a reward of up to 10,000 yuan and a duration of up to 3 months.
Faced with such tempting conditions, He Jinhu couldn't resist the temptation and agreed without hesitation.
However, the price of 10,000 yuan was too much for him to afford - during the drug trial, his heart suffered a devastating blow and he has not fully recovered. Today's He Jinhu often feels chest tightness and shortness of breath, and when he does a little strenuous activity, his head will be dizzy, and his breathing will become extremely difficult.
That once strong and powerful heart has become a hidden danger in his body, and the deep imprint on his chest is a testimony to that painful experience.
Xiao Shen from Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was also a victim on the road to drug testing. This young man only has a Chinese level, and after entering the society, he has experienced ups and downs, and finally can only choose to engage in manual labor, barely making ends meet with a meager salary.
When Xiao Shen was full of despair about life, a chance brought him into contact with this seemingly full of opportunities in the drug testing industry. Under the persuasion of the drug testing intermediary, Xiao Shen at that time did not perceive the fatal risk lurking in it, but regarded it as a lifesaver, so he stepped into this road of no return without hesitation.
In the landmark first drug trial operation in 2012, the young and enthusiastic Xiao Shen did not hesitate to devote himself to it. However, fate played a joke on him dramatically, because after taking the medicine, his body had a strong discomfort reaction, he was only in his twenties, he was tortured, his facial expression changed dramatically, the left side of the face was completely distorted and deformed, and the corners of his mouth drooped weakly, this scene was terrifying! What's worse was that the deadly drug stimulation made Xiao Shen's weight rise sharply to an appalling 200 pounds in just half a year, and his skin became hard and rough, shedding a large amount of dander like molting.
Xiao Shen was full of emotion: "The dander on my body falls off so quickly, almost every two or three days, I can drop half a dustpan as much."
With the frequent occurrence of unfortunate incidents such as Mr. Lai An, Mr. He Jinhu and Xiao Shen, the group of professional drug testers has gradually revealed a cruel truth - there is an inextricable link between reward and risk, and the higher the degree of risk, the more rewarding the drug can be.
In this circle of challenges and opportunities, there is even a famous saying that "reward divided by time equals risk".
Once driven by greedy desires and caught in bloody pieces of flesh, it is difficult to get out easily. Those cunning drug testing intermediary companies will naturally not let go of this fat cake.
In order to grab greater profits, they began to use various means.
They skillfully manipulated and artificially lowered the remuneration standards for some of the high-risk trial projects. In this way, not only can the testers be blind to the potential high risks, so that they can blindly invest in them, and they can also make more profits from it, while also avoiding the harm that high risks can bring.
What's worse is that when the drug tester conducts the preliminary physical examination, these drug testing intermediary companies are even more desperate to play all kinds of deceptive methods.
The only purpose of all kinds of jaw-dropping operation methods is to let more unqualified people get through the test in a foolish way and seek personal interests for themselves.