2. WHAT IS SALVIA?
• Illegal according to the Federal Law
• A herb in the mint family
• Main active ingredient is salvinorin A
• Changes the chemistry in the brain
• Causes hallucination (visuals of things not in reality)
• Short experience but extremely intense and
frightening
3. PURPOSE OF DRUG
• Curiosity
• Relaxation
• Better mood
• Getting “high”
• The spiritual effects
• Popular among teens
4. HOW IS IT USED?
• Chew fresh S. divinorum leaves
• Drink the extracted juices
• Smoking the dried leaves of S. divinorum rolled in
cigarettes
• Smoked through water pipes (hookahs)
• Vaporized and inhaled
5. BRAIN EFFECTS
• Main ingredient: salvinorin A
• Attaches to parts of nerve cells: kappa opioid receptors
• Devastating brain disease
• Effecting three primary areas of the brain
• - Brain stem: in charge of all function our body needs to survive
• - The limbic system: Control our emotional responses
• - The cerebral cortex: Control our senses and thinking center
6. BODY EFFECTS
• Intense but short lived (lasting less than 30
minutes)
• Hallucinations: See things that are not really
there
• Mood swings
• Dizziness
• Slurred speech
• Nausea
7. STREET NAMES
• Lady Salvia
• Lady Sally
• Purple sticky
• Magic mint
• Diviner’s sage
• Sally-D
8. REFERENCES
• FNP, K. D. (2019, January 16). Salvia: Extent of use, effects, and risks. Retrieved
from https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309735.php
• Salvia. (2017, March 01). Retrieved from https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-
facts/salvia
• Salvia: Risks, Warning Signs & What Parents Should Know. (n.d.). Retrieved from
https://drugfree.org/drug/salvia/
