LSD

   -Schedule I
   -No accepted medical use, high potential for abuse.

• Available in at least retail quantities in virtually every state in the U.S.
• On the increase in Ohio, mostly among the high school to university age groups.
• Sold in several forms to include: liquid, gelatin, paper, sugar cubes, and Sweet-tarts. (Can be put on anything that will absorb)
• Taken orally, effects last up to 8 or 10 hours.
• Inexpensive, unit dose cost $3.00 to $5.00.
• Generally the liquid is manufactured by chemists in the San Francisco area.

Ketamine

   -Schedule I
   -No accepted medical use, high potential for abuse.

• PCP or LSD like effect but better to user because effects last an hour or less.
• Dissociate:  user feels that the mind and body are seperated.
• Main source is diverted legitimate product. Indication of a problem is an increase of veterinary clinic burglaries.
• Usual methods of abuse:
     - Snorting                     effect 5-15 mins        lasts 45-60 mins
     - Drinking                      effect 5-30 mins        lasts 1-2 hours
     - Injecting                     effect 1-5 mins         lasts 30-45 mins
     - Smoking

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