Hundreds of videos appear on YouTube showing people reacting to the high that comes from salvia, including laughing, moaning and screaming, writhing on the floor, and damaging property.
Calgary resident Trevor Hall says there are just as many videos showing people reacting badly to alcohol. He tried salvia four years ago with a friend in St. Catharines, Ont.
It was a different story for my friend, who could not stop laughing for most of the high. After minutes the high was gone. Singer-actress Miley Cyrus made the hallucinogenic herb famous when a video showing her inhaling salvia appeared online in December In , Ryan Santanna died after leaping from a 15th floor balcony in New York.
The year-old reportedly laughed, made animal noises and jumped from the balcony after smoking salvia. And Cassie Walde of Burnaby, B. Despite being cheap and easy to acquire, salvia is not nearly as popular as drugs that are already illegal.
Daniel Siebert, widely regarded as an expert on salvia, opines that the herb has no significant potential for abuse, lacks toxicity, and has demonstrable medical benefits. What does King Lear mean when he says that ingratitude is a marble-hearted fiend"?
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Legault added: "The illegal sale of products containing S. One shopkeeper, who asked not to be identified, said he's had no notification that the plant, also known as diviner's sage and magic mint, can no longer be legally sold in Canada.
He said he purchases the extract from a Canadian supplier. It's news to the police as well, who have complained previously that their hands are tied when it comes to salvia, which has been known to produce some adverse reactions, including one case reported by Health Canada in in which a teenage boy became incoherent and suicidal, and threatened to kill police officers.
Salvia has large, spade-shaped green leaves that look similar to mint. They have white and purple flowers and typically grow to more than three feet high. This perennial herb is often mistaken as a legal alternative to marijuana.
But other than the fact that it is green, dried, and can be smoked, it has nothing in common with cannabis. People who smoke salvia will not experience a milder type of high than when smoking pot. The active ingredient in the salvia herb is salvinorin A, a chemical that acts on certain receptors in the brain and causes hallucinations. This short duration may be appealing to first-time users who are afraid of having a long trip that can last for hours.
Precisely how much salvia is needed to produce these effects varies depending on the person as well as leaf quality and potency. Many people who try salvia don't like it, describing the experience as intense, disturbing, and frightening—not fun or euphoric.
According to the Center for Substance Abuse Research, salvinorin A is the most potent naturally occurring hallucinogen. How salvia acts in the brain is still being studied, but we do know that salvinorin A changes the signaling process of nerve cells, or neurons, in the brain by attaching to nerve cell receptors called kappa opioid receptors.
It also influences dopamine receptors in the brain. In the early s, teenagers were recording themselves using salvia and posting videos online some with , views on YouTube. Luckily, salvia has decreased in popularity among teenagers since then. Salvia has traditionally been used by shamans as a healing and divining tool salvia divinorum translates to "sage of the seers". According to Daniel Siebert, who's researched salvia for more than 20 years, the herb was used to induce a visionary trance state that made it possible for these healers to determine the underlying cause of disease and learn what steps to take to remedy it.
At this time, there is no medical use for salvia. Salvia has been reported to cause intense effects, including:. Many of these effects raise a concern about the dangers of driving under the influence of salvia. Additionally, any drug that leaves you incapacitated during the time it's working increases the risk for serious injury in any capacity. It's not clear if there have been any deaths associated with salvia.
The European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction notes that emergency reports have described lasting psychosis in vulnerable people. At least one suicide has been blamed on salvia. The long-term effects of using the drug also aren't known. However, studies with animals showed that salvia can harm learning and memory.
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