Acute physiologic and chronic histologic changes in rats and mice exposed to the unique hallucinogen salvinorin A.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 2003 Mark Mowry, Michael Mosher, Wayne Briner 54 citations
Salvinorin A is a unique hallucinogen that is seeing increased use in humans. It is not currently a controlled substance and is used as a legal alternative to controlled substances. Usually smoked or buccally absorbed by chewing, doses of approximately 200 mcg can produce profound hallucinogenic effects of short duration. The mechanism of action of salvinorin A is at the kappa-opioid receptor....