Salvia divinorum is an herb common to Central and South America as well as southern Mexico. It is typically smoked or chewed, but can also be taken by drinking its extracted juices. Salvia contains a chemical substance called salvinorin A which activates brain receptors.
It is a hallucinogenic drug that is being widely abused by young people in the United States making it easy to see why there is cause for alarm regarding salvia divinorum abuse in West Palm Beach.
Not a new hallucinogen, but one that is gaining steadily in popularity, there have been more instances of salvia divinorum abuse in West Palm Beach, as well as the rest of the United States, in the last two years than the previous twenty combined.
Possible reasons for the resurgence in popularity are:
- Salvia divinorum is legal in many states
- Salvia Divinorum grows naturally and has psychedelic properties
- Salvia divinorum has a relatively short high and few noticeable long term or hangover effects
- Salvia divinorum has yet to be thoroughly demonized and researched the medical industry
One of the biggest concerns related to salvia divinorum in West Palm Beach is that it is a psychoactive and dissociative drug with hallucinogenic properties that has potential to endanger the mental well being of the user. Although the psychoactive and hallucinogenic effects of salvia typically do not last longer than a half hour, the chance that one could develop psychosis or exacerbate another behavior or mood disorder by smoking of ingesting salvia divinorum is present.
If you, or someone you know, is currently dealing with salvia divinorum abuse in West Palm Beach, there is help. The Delray Center for Healing offers many treatment options, including in and outpatient. Help is readily available if you’re ready to make a change.
