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Salvia, a Dangerous Hallucinogen

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, at least 21 states have passed laws regulating or controlling Salvia Divinorum, known as Salvia. The Drug Enforcement Agency is also considering making it a Schedule I drug, like LSD or marijuana because it is a drug of concern.

Salvia is ingested by chewing fresh leaves, by drinking its extracted juices, or by smoking the dried leaves. Although salvia currently is not yet a drug regulated by the Controlled Substances Act, it may be in the very near future, because of the potentially dangerous effects that it can produce.

Salvia DrugSalvia's main known active ingredient, salvinorin A, is one of the most potent hallucinogens, which is why it is so potentially dangerous. The untreated dry leaves produce alterations in the mind, but the concentrated extracts and the possible addition of other unknown chemicals have the potential to produce even more dangerous mental states.

The hallucinations from salvia vary from person to person, but all hallucinations are mind altering. The immediate effects are uncontrollable laughter, alteration of past memories, hallucination produced motion sensations, feeling as through one is becoming objects, overlapping of realities, hallucination caused perceptions, emotional mood swings, feelings of detachment, and highly modified perceptions of reality. The effects of these psychotic episodes are unpredictable and can have lasting consequences.