Salvia is a plant from Southern Mexico that looks like a mint plant. This plant is known as a commonly abused drug for hallucinogen, and it has been increasing the popularity usage in the United States. It is normally used by an individual to experience hallucination rather than it being a party drug. This drug can be found in the street name as Magic Mint, Sally-D, Shepherdess’s Herd, and Diviner’s Sage. Although this plant is legally sold in the U.S., it is also illegal in some states. Salvia can be used as fresh leaves or dried leaves. The traditionally used of fresh leaves is by chewing for their extracted juice and dried leaves as a rolled cigarette (NIDA, 2016). According to NIDA (2013), Salvia is a drug that makes you feel like you have delusions of being separated from reality and your body. The possible short-term health effects of this plant are an intense …show more content…
The extraction of salvinorin A from Salvia plant is a potent activator of nerve cell that can affect the brain. Besides from the possible short-term health effect, it is still unknown of what other health effects and withdrawal symptoms it has (NIDA, 2013). The result varies depending on the person and usage of other drugs. To tested the effects of this plant, a research study was conducted through an online survey among college students. A group of undergrad college student was randomly selected through email from a large university in southwestern Unites States to participate. The study procedure was an online survey, with based questionnaire on college student’s achievement, lifestyle, alcohol, and other drugs behavior if a user of drugs. The data was base on the usage of drugs within the two semesters of fall 2006 and spring 2007. To get respondents to participate, rewards were offered for anyone who
Also, marijuana can be seen as being addictive in nature. “Approximately 9% of individuals that use marijuana become addicted” (Marijuana Statistics). Marijuana contains many chemicals, such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which can cause many positive and negative effects to the human body and brain. A major attribute for medical marijuana is the economic advantages that are produced from the distribution of the drug. Also, the legalization of medical marijuana can portray positive and negative outcomes for law enforcement. Therefore, medical marijuana has many positive effects, such as treatment for diseases, and negative effects, such as immune system suppression. Throughout this research paper, medical marijuana will be thoroughly explained to exemplify the advantages and disadvantages of legalizing the
Marijuana is a drug that divides people. Some people claim it as the wonder drug of the '90s, capable of relieving the symptoms of many serious illnesses. Others curse the day the cannabis plant was ever discovered. From pain relief to stimulating the appetites of patients on chemotherapy, marijuana seems to have plenty going for it as a medicine. The legalization of marijuana is a large controversy in many parts of the world today, but the obvious negative effects that the drug induces has kept it from being legalized. Many researchers have a strong positive attitude towards marijuana. It has been said that the drug is “worth investigating and even providing as a medicine for pain relief, severe
This lecture covered stimulants and hallucinogens, such as the morning glory which has alkaloids similar to LSD, but has about 10th the potency of LSD. Typically the seeds are coated with an herbicide so users must be cautious when using morning glory. Mescaline is derived from the peyote cactus, and is not legal in America, but is permitted in some states for the use among Native American religious ceremonies. Plants with hallucinogenic properties such as belladonna, mandrake, henbane, and Datura have all been around for centuries, and have serve various purposes other than just the psychoactive effects. Henbane has been used as part of a cure for alcoholism, as well as being used to poison hamlets father. The ancient Chinese used Datura to
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this DQ. As always, I enjoyed reading your perspective. I wanted to comment on a couple of points you made. First comment I want to mention is your statement “I believe that many educators feel that if they can get a child’s behavior under control, they will then in turn be able to move on and focus on academics. This is typically why the focus is primarily on controlling inappropriate behavior.” I agree with you on this. I believe that initially, teachers with students with EBD feel that they can easily or quickly control a student’s unwanted behavior to the point where it does not effect his or her academic instruction. However, as we learned from our reading this can be just the
The purpose of this report is to show the difference between a great credible website and a non-credible website on the subject “effects of synthetic marijuana”. I have visited multiple websites searching for the most credible information on the effects of Synthetic Marijuana. After that I narrowed my research down to 2 websites. The first website www.drugs.com which shows great credibility, and the second website www.verywell.com which shows bad credibility.
It is easy and cheap to achieve. Therefore, youth begin drug abuse with caffeine, nicotine and alcohol to seek desired effect. If these fails to provide pleasure anymore as individual needed, then the individual most likely to choose marijuana as next drugs. The short term use can alter the mood or to reach desired sate of well-being with less likely negative impact but the prolonged use can cause personality, mood, cognitive functioning, various physiological problems and can be fetal if there is interaction with other drugs or if overdoses (Perkinson,
Synthetic cannabinoids, which are often referred to as: Spice, K2, Joker, Black Mamba, Kush, and Kronic, are classified under a new psychoactive substance group because of its mind altering effects and the fact that it is a manmade substance. (NIDA, 2015) Its most common street name is spice and most young adults consider it to be fake marijuana, which is a gross misconception. The drug is connected closely with marijuana because it binds to the same receptors as THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. The drug is a schedule I drug under the United States Controlled Substance Act, which was signed into law by President Obama in 2012. (ONDCP, n.d.)
For Millennia, people have been using drugs. Some mind altering, some for sensations. In the last 100 years, drugs have gone from primarily plant based chews to potent synthetic drugs. Salvia is on the forefront of this development. It starts as a leaf from a small Mexican bush known as the sage of the diviners. It has been used for hundreds of years for its psychological effect on the mind. Compared to other drug use in the US, it is relatively new, cheap, and powerful.
This article is about the new forms of marijuana being sold on the streets and the dangerous effects it has on its users. Marijuana is a collection of chemicals sprayed on tea leaves, grass clippings and other plant materials and is usually called K-2 or Spice. It first started with teenagers who were looking for a new and cheaper “high”. Most people who become addicts to drugs like this start out just experimenting with the cheapest high possible but then move on to new and more intricate types of street drugs. A 2015 study showed that calls to poison control has more than doubled since last year because of drugs like synthetic marijuana. This drug is becoming more and more dangerous because it keeps changing. This is a problem because when
In the United States, the most significantly used illicit drug is marijuana. People use this social drug to ease or enhance interaction (Kornblum 115). The scientific term for this commonly used drug, marijuana, is Cannabis sativa (Hasday 24). Cannabis sativa is a dioecious hemp plant and can be produced in various forms. Usually, the dried leaves, flowers, and buds of the plant is used as marijuana. In addition, the flowers of the female plant and the buds are the most vigorous part. Furthermore, the plant produces the main psychoactive substance, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (Wishnia 44). In Putting a Match to the Marijuana Myth, Peggy Mann states “Most kids are fully convinced that the use of Marijuana is not harmful. But new medical
Salvia Divinorum is one of the new and upcoming hallucinogens, due to its recent popularity online in the last few years. Salvia Divinorum is also an interesting hallucinogen due to its unique effect and also it is one of the few hallucinogens that is legal depending on where you are. Salvia Divinorum is known for its heavy hallucinogen effects; however, salvia may have potential for treatment options because of the use of the main ingredient Salvinorin A. The effects that may occur when smoking Salvia Divinorum are, increased self confidence, feeling like someone else, surroundings seem unreal, increased insight, calmness, weird thoughts, spiritual experiences, etc... These effects may differ depending on the dosage amount and your feelings
positive and negative effects of the cannabis plant on both humans and animals. The experiments
Spice is a synthetic marijuana made from a mixture of chemicals that mirror the effects of traditional marijuana. The high people get when they smoke spice is more intense and lasts longer than regular cannabis. Spice contains dried plant matters that are sprayed with chemicals known as synthetic cannabinoids, or “syncanns.” Users of drugs sprayed with syncanns describe a feeling of intense anxiety followed by paranoia, which in some instances lasts for weeks.
Salvia is short for Salvia Divinorum. It has many nicknames, including Sally D, Hojas De Maria, Sally D and Magic Mint. This is an herb that is native to southern Mexico. It is known for producing hallucinogenic effects. There are several ways that Salvia can be ingested. The juices from the leaves can be extracted. People can also chew the Salvia leaves. Additionally, people can put Salvia in a pipe or cigarette and smoke it, or they can vaporize and inhale it.
Can any health benefits be received from marijuana? Marijuana is the third most popular recreational drug in America (behind only alcohol and tobacco), and has been used by nearly 100 million Americans. According to government surveys, some 25 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the past year, and more than 14 million do so regularly despite harsh laws against its use. Marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol or tobacco. Around 50,000 people die from alcohol poisoning and 400,000 deaths attributed to tobacco smoking. By comparison, marijuana is non-toxic and cannot cause death by overdose.