Street names for salvia include Magic Mint, Sally D, Diviners Sage, Seer’s Sage, Shepherdess’s Herb and Purple Sticky™, which is a popular brand name that’s sold in smoke shops. Salvia is a naturally occurring hallucinogenic plant that belongs to the sage family. Although the herb’s use as a recreational and medicinal drug is becoming more popular, the scientific literature documenting the benefits and negative consequences of salvia is scarce. The long-term impact of using salvia is still unclear, and there are concerns that it may effect your mental health. And reports by the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens indicate that 1.5 percent of 12th graders have recently used salvia. Researchers found that 4.4 percent of just over 1,500 students reported using salvia at least once within the past 12 months. and invited to participate in an online survey. For the study, a sample of college students were randomly drawn from a large public university in the southwestern U.S. Research published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence in 2008 indicates that salvia is becoming a significant member of the list of drugs that are used by college students.
In recent years, especially after a video of teen pop star Miley Cyrus using the drug surfaced in 2010, the rising popularity of recreational salvia in the U.S. Historically, salvia was used by the Mazatecs for divination and shamanism, and it’s been suggested that the herb’s use may even date back to the Aztecs. Although adolescents and college students are just beginning to experiment with this powerful herb, it’s no newbie to the list of psychedelics. Salvia divinorum has become increasingly popular as a recreational drug for its hallucinogenic effects.
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