Salvia Divinorum

Salvia is becoming the number one legal alternative to Marijuana and Ecstasy among teenagers today. Salvia Divinorum has been used as a “vision-inducing” mint by the Mazatec people of Oaxaca, Mexico and is a powerful hallucinogen. The fresh herb leaves can be chewed and kept in the mouth or dried and smoked. It is an extremely powerful mind altering compound. Its effects are often extremely unnerving and there is a very real potential for physical danger with its use.

When the herb is consumed either by smoking the dried leaf or chewing the fresh leaves the effects are usually milder than when it is vaporized and inhaled (manner of use like free-basing cocaine). When consumed as such, one completely loses awareness of and control over their body, often moving about recklessly, while the individual has no awareness of where their body is or what it is doing. Afterwards, users report they have no memory of any of their actual behaviors and they often remember very different events.

“The first time I successfully smoked it; I loaded up a decent-sized bowl and took a few hits. When you smoke salvia, it feels like smoking weed, except the smoke is a bit harsher. To successfully have a "salvia experience" or trip or whatever you want to call it, you need to smoke a deep, slow hit and hold it for about 30 seconds”

Salvia is legal in the United States and can be easily bought on the internet or in head shops for as little as $7.99 oz. This extremely potent hallucinogen is becoming popular with teenagers and young adults. It is most often dried and smoked in a pipe or bong. Parents should be on the look out for Salvia Divinorum.