Divinorum van Salvia die als volgende marihuana wordt gericht

Divinorum van Salvia wordt gericht door de V.S. de wetgevers betroffen dat goedkoop en gemakkelijk-aan-verkrijgen installatie konden de volgende marihuana, gemelde media worden Woensdag.

Acht staten hebben reeds beperkingen aan salvia opgelegd, en 16 anderen, met inbegrip van Florida, overwegen een verbod of hebben eerder.

Divinorum van Salvia is geen één van de verscheidene verscheidenheden van gemeenschappelijke siertuininstallaties die als salvia worden bekend.

De oproepen bijnamen zoals Sally-D, Magische Munt en Diviner Salie, salvia is hallucinogen die gebruikers een uit-van-lichaamsbetekenis van het reizen door tijd en ruimte of het samenvoegen met levenloze voorwerpen geeft. Unlike hallucinogens like LSD or PCP, however, salvia’s effects last for a shorter time, generally up to an hour.

“It’s much more powerful than marijuana.” said Jonathan Appel, an assistant professor of psychology and criminal justice at Tiffin University in Ohio who has studied the emergence of the substance.

Native to Mexico and still grown there, salvia divinorum is generally smoked but can also be chewed or made into a tea and drunk.

No known deaths have been attributed to salvia’s use, but it was listed as a factor in one Delaware teen’s suicide two years ago.

Salvia’s short-lasting effects and the fact that it is currently legal may make it seem more appealing to teens, lawmakers say. In the Delaware suicide, the boy’s mother told reporters that salvia made his mood darker but he justified its use by citing its legality. According to reports, the autopsy found no traces of the drug in his system, but the medical examiner listed it as a contributing cause.

A study released last month by the Department of Health & Human Services found just under 2 percent of people age 18 to 25 surveyed in 2006 reported using salvia in the past year. A 2007 survey of more than 1,500 San Diego State University students found that 4 percent of participants reported using salvia in the past year.

(Agencies)

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