Drug Analysis

In this lab, we were given simulated drug samples that resembled real drugs and were told to identify and label them. First, we took the “drugs” and diluted them to the point where the substance was dissolved in water. Then we took a samples of the dilute, tested it with ph paper, and recorded the ph and the color that it displayed. Then we used LSD and Cocaine reagent that would show a color if the dilute was positive for the reagent. The Cocaine reagent would turn blue if the mixture was positive for Cocaine and the LSD would turn yellow if LSD was present. We tested six substances and three were positive of Cocaine while the other three were positive for LSD.