Commonly Abused Drugs Chart - National Institute On Drug Abuse - 2018 Page 26
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A dissociative drug (Salvia divinorum) that is an herb in the mint family native to southern Mexico. Dissociative drugs
are hallucinogens that cause the user to feel detached from reality. For more information, see the
Hallucinogens and
Dissociative Drugs Research
Report.
Street Names
Commercial Names
Common Forms
Common Ways Taken
DEA
Schedule
Magic mint, Maria
Sold legally in most
Fresh or dried leaves
Smoked, chewed, or
Not
Pastora, Sally-D,
states as Salvia
brewed as tea
Scheduled
Shepherdess’s Herb,
divinorum
(but
Diviner’s Sage
labeled
drug of
concern
by DEA
and illegal
in some
states)
Possible Health Effects
Short-term
Short-lived but intense hallucinations; altered visual perception, mood, body sensations;
mood swings, feelings of detachment from one’s body; sweating.
Long-term
Unknown.
Other Health-related
Unknown.
Issues
In Combination with
Unknown.
Alcohol
Withdrawal
Unknown.
Symptoms
Treatment Options
Medications
It is not known whether salvia is addictive. There are no FDA-approved medications to treat
addiction to salvia or other dissociative drugs.
Behavioral Therapies
More research is needed to find out if salvia is addictive, but behavioral therapies can be
used to treat addiction to dissociative drugs.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 26 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018
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