Placebo Junkies

by J.C. Carleson

Book Overview

Going Bovine meets Trainspotting in this gritty portrait of at-risk teens gaming the prescription drug trial system. ? Meet Audie: Professional lab rat. Guinea pig. Serial human test subject. For Audie and her friends, "volunteering" for pharmaceutical drug trials means a quick fix and easy cash. Sure, there's the occasional nasty side effect, but Audie's got things under control. If Monday's pill causes a rash, Tuesday's ointment usually clears it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553497243
• ISBN13: 9780553497243
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher