Posted: 04/04/2011
Question
I keep hearing about young people smoking something called "salvia." What is it, and what effects does it have on teens?
 | Response from Mary E. Muscari, PhD, CPNP, PMHCNS-BC Associate Professor, Decker School of Nursing, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Clinical Specialist, and Forensic Clinical Specialist, Sex Offender Assessment Board / Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parole, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Salvia divinorum
One of the newest substances to be abused by teen idols, salvia is back in the news since Rockland County, New York is considering a law to make it illegal to sell salvia to any under age 18 or to possess salvia if younger than 18 years of age. Their concern is that youths are using this herb as a hallucinogen/.../
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