A guy who worked full time for three years just by signing up to be a human test subject for paid clinical research studies tells you how you can make good money doing it.

Basically, your job is to take an experimental non-FDA approved drug and report any side effects you have. If a little odd, it’s a pretty chill gig, with no real boss and lots of free time on your hands. On the downside, the food is bland, the people are weird, and you may have trouble explaining the track marks you get from having your blood drawn 20 times a day. He talks about how to get in one, what it’s like, and gives tips on getting through it (bring a laptop and an iPod).

How to Make a (Good) Living As a Human Lab Rat [Asylum]

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