I sold my body to science this weekend, and am doing it again next weekend. I know what you're thinkin'..."Steph's on crack!" Wrong! Steph is on Dronabinol...a synthetic form of the drug THC, which happens to be found in marijuana. Now you're probably thinkin'..."OMG!! Steph's a pot head!" Wrong again. I'm part of a study at Pracs Medical Institute. In short, I go in, they take my vitals, draw my blood once before I pop the pill. After I take the drug, they draw blood from me 16 times within the following 24 hours...(ouch) They also periodically check vital signs. Other than that, I just chill, appart from the first four hours with the drug...during that time I have to sit up, and I'm not allowed to sleep. I must say, some of the side affects were kinda trippy. For example, one minute I'd be trying my hardest not to fall alseep, and then the next minute, I was so alert, noticing absolutely everything around me...then I went back to my super-sleepy state. Well, only one more weekend of this...then I get $650. (You didn't think I'd do this for nothin' did ya?)
~Steph