2. What is Salvia
• Salvia is a herb that comes from the mint family
• Native to southern Mexico
• This herb is a drug that is in the hallucinogenic family
• The drug makes one hallucinate and makes them feel as if they are
not in reality
• The high one gets from the drug can last anywhere from 10 minutes
to an hour
3. What is a Hallucinogen ?
• Hallucinogens change the way a person perceives time, motion,
visuals, self, colors and sounds
• People may not be able to think or communicate correctly and this
can lead to dangerous behaviors to either the user or someone else
• Users feel disconnected from their own body
4. How it is used ?
• Cut up into pieces and smoked (most popular use)
• The effects when smoked occur almost instantly
• Chewed or made into tea
• Takes about 15 minutes for high to occur
5. Is it legal ?
• In most states and countries salvia is legal and sold in a lot of Tabaco
shops
• DEA labels it as a drug of concern
6. Possible Side Effects
• Intense hallucinations
• Mood swings
• Sweating
• Loss of control of body
• Vision impairment
• No known long term effects or withdrawals
• No known type of hangover or effect after use
• No research proves that salvia is physically addictive
7. Uses
• Originally used by the Malatec tribes of Southern Mexico in rituals
• Now over 1.8 million people have tried it for the trip that they get
• Used for deep meditation purposes
8. Restrictions
• Only illegal in some states and countries
• Shouldn’t be used by a woman who is pregnant
• Shouldn’t be used by a person with any type of mental disease
9. Common Names
• Ska Maria Pastora
• Hojas de Maria
• Yerba Maria
• Magic mint
• Sally D
• Diviner's sage
• Mystic mint
• Purple sticky
10. References
How Addictive Is Salvia? - Futures of Palm Beach FL Addiction
Treatment, Rehab, and Detox Center. Retrieved from
https://www.futuresofpalmbeach.com/addiction-
treatment/addictions/salvia-addiction/how-addictive/
H. (2016, January 01). Commonly Abused Drugs Charts. Retrieved
from https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/commonly-abused-
drugs-charts
Salvia divinorum Uses, Benefits & Dosage - Drugs.com Herbal
Database. (n.d.). Retrieved November, from
https://www.drugs.com/npp/salvia-divinorum.html
