Adolescent salvia substance abuse.
Addiction May 1, 2007 Sundeep Singh 52 citations
Salvia divinorum is a non-water-soluble hallucinogen that is becoming increasingly popular among adolescents. Salvia is a highly selective full agonist of primate and cloned human cerebral kappa-opioid receptors, although its psychotomimetic effects are similar to serotonergic agonists and NMDA glutamate antagonists. Salvia has been associated with depersonalization, laughter, feelings of...
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Salvia
Hallucinogenic
Prolonged psychological effects
Lingering impact
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