This week in awesome government-funded studies

Published March 3, 2012 5:00am ET



How would you like to inject yourself with alcohol intravenously, at taxpayers’ expense?

This study will test the reliability of a procedure for self-administering ethanol (alcohol) intravenously (through a vein), using a computer-assisted method. People ordinarily self-administer alcohol through drinking alcoholic beverages, but blood alcohol levels resulting from drinking vary greatly among individuals. For research on alcohol dependence and treatment, a tool for achieving precise blood levels is needed. In addition to testing this method of alcohol administration, the study will examine self-administration behavior and resulting breath alcohol concentration, the effects of alcohol on the participants, and differences between men and women in alcohol self-administration.

If you’re between 21 and 45, and you like to drink, this is the study for you.

College will never be the same again.