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Salvia

Salvia . Maci Coleman Davis Sugg. Drug Classification. Salvia is an opiate. ( Salvia divinorum ) . Street Names. Ska Pastora , Shepherdess’s Herb . Description/Background. Salvia divornum is a green leafy plant The actual drug come in either a powder or a liquid extract.

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Salvia

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  1. Salvia Maci Coleman Davis Sugg

  2. Drug Classification • Salvia is an opiate. • (Salvia divinorum)

  3. Street Names • SkaPastora, Shepherdess’s Herb

  4. Description/Background • Salvia divornum is a green leafy plant • The actual drug come in either a powder or a liquid extract. • Salvia divinorum is a psychoactive mint, used in traditional spiritual practices by the Mazatec people of Mexico.

  5. Methods of Administration • Salvia in liquid form is ingested, while in powder form it is smoked.

  6. short term effects • This drug is a psychoactive hallucinogen that can cause dramatic and sometimes frightening mind-states. • Depending on dosage, a user’s reaction can vary from a subtle, just-off-baseline state to a full-blown psychedelic experience. • It has been reported to induce an intense hallucinatory experience in humans (particularly when smoked) which typically persists from several minutes to an hour. • It has been described as a “20-minute trip”.

  7. Long term effects • Since not much is known, it can only be said that harm from Salvia most likely occurs from inadequate preparation or from using the drug in a setting in which it is dangerous to be intoxicated from any drug at all (i.e. driving).

  8. addiction • Salvia is not a physically addictive drug, however it can be psychologically addictive.

  9. Rehab • Although Salvia is not physically addictive, there are possibilities of becoming mentally addicted. In this case, rehabilitation nay be necessary. • In comparison to other harder drugs it is not difficult to get off. • Some local rehabilitation centers are: Healthsouth Rehab Institute, GlobalRehabHospital, and Lifetime Recovery.

  10. Laws/ Legal issues • Salvia is uncontrolled by federal law, but is controlled in some states such as Delaware and Florida.

  11. Bibliogrophy • erowid.org • nida.gov • fda.gov • tdh.gov

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