Drug lab

The drug lab can be built upon researching Drug Production, however colonists who are incapable of intellectual work can't use it. Colonists must be assigned to crafting to use this.

Acquisition

It cannot be traded for, so to have one you must construct it. This requires the research of drug production, a construction skill of at least 4, and 50 Stuff (Metallic/Woody, 500 for SMVs), 75 Steel, 6 Components in 3,500 ticks (58.33 secs) after the research Drug production has been completed. Despite the intellectual skill being a large factor in using the lab, the building of one does not seem to rely on it.

Summary

The following items can be crafted at the drug lab.

Name	Materials	Work to Make	Required Research	Type
Flake	4	000,250 ticks (4.17 secs)	Psychite refining	Drug - Hard Drug
4× Flake	16	001,000 ticks (16.67 secs)	Psychite refining	Drug - Hard Drug
Go-juice	2 + 1	000,600 ticks (10 secs)	Go-juice production	Drug - Hard Drug
4× Go-juice	8 + 4	002,400 ticks (40 secs)	Go-juice production	Drug - Hard Drug
Wake-up	2	000,900 ticks (15 secs)	Wake-up production	Drug - Hard Drug
4× Wake-up	8	003,600 ticks (1 min)	Wake-up production	Drug - Hard Drug
Yayo	8	000,350 ticks (5.83 secs)	Psychite refining	Drug - Hard Drug
4× Yayo	32	001,400 ticks (23.33 secs)	Psychite refining	Drug - Hard Drug
Penoxycyline	2	000,600 ticks (10 secs)	Penoxycyline production	Drug - Medical Drug
4× Penoxycyline	8	002,400 ticks (40 secs)	Penoxycyline production	Drug - Medical Drug
Smokeleaf joint	4	000,450 ticks (7.5 secs)	–	Drug - Social drug
4× Smokeleaf joint	16	001,800 ticks (30 secs)	–	Drug - Social drug
Medicine	3 + 1 + 1	000,700 ticks (11.67 secs)	Medicine production	Medical Items - Medicine
4× Medicine	12 + 4 + 4	002,800 ticks (46.67 secs)	Medicine production	Medical Items - Medicine

Analysis

The ability to craft industrial medicine can be very useful, but while two of the ingredients (herbal medicine and 3 cloth) can be simply grown, neutroamine must be traded for. Overall it is cheaper to craft it, coming in at a third of the base price of the product, but requires plant material.

Aside from medicinal purposes, it can also be a very large source of income. Growing psychoid leaves and mass-producing Yayo or Flake can be hugely profitable.

Stats table

Drug lab	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Material	Beauty	Work to Build	HP	Flammability	Market Value
Bioferrite	0	008,750 ticks (2.43 mins)	240	75%	405
Gold	20	003,150 ticks (52.5 secs)	72	40%	5,345
Plasteel	0	007,700 ticks (2.14 mins)	336	0%	810
Silver	6	003,500 ticks (58.33 secs)	84	40%	845
Steel	0	003,500 ticks (58.33 secs)	120	40%	440
Uranium	0	006,650 ticks (1.85 mins)	300	0%	660
Wood	0	002,450 ticks (40.83 secs)	78	100%	405