Expressway to Your Skull

I tried the Salvia tincture for the first time yesterday (my experience thus far consisting of 20x, or just plain old leaves), and something that would have been nice to have would have been a life-size dummy and a sturdy knife. Instead, I ended up grabbing a pair of scissors and started stabbing a box, neglecting to realize that it contained cans of cat food. The divine Stabbing Goddess of Salvia was speaking through me. I wanted to stab the fuck out of something, so i picked up a cardboard and started going at that! I could have hurt myself (or perhaps even someone else had they made the fatal mistake of pissing me off at that moment). The point? Same goddam point I made a while back on this thread about it not being a “party drug” and how it should be used with caution and respect. It’s recommended that a person have a ‘babysitter’ when using higher doses. I guess I could have used one yesterday, or at least a life-sized dummy to stab…

The first time I tried Salvia, I smoked a big bong hit of 20x. When I layed back, I imagined I was being zipped into a sarcophagus and carried off into space by two beings. When I ‘woke’, it was as if reality was a rug that had been pulled out from under me. Everything was plastic and I was part of everything, everything was part of me. I literally thought I was an old tall ship with a sort of rigging for arms. The room was like a ferris wheel, spinning slowly. Acid, mushrooms, bromo-mescaline, forget about it, none of that shit came close to the carnival ride i went on for that 10-15 minutes. I don’t remember getting up, but i did, and screamed a bit. Pure loss of ego and temporary insanity! I hate to think what could have happened if no one had been there with me. I might have accidentally walked out of my apartment window or something. Another time, I experienced non-euclidean geometery (the intersecting of two parallel lines), a doorway draped with writhing snakes, and a gigantic insect, part of which had gotten stuck in the ceiling of the room….holy fuck!!!!!

Kids — use responsibly! Don’t flip out and kill someone like I could have! This sort of thing gives drugs a bad name, dig? Good! Now quit fucking arguing with me about this, quit leading me off on tangential diatribes about how the government shouldn’t educate, stop uploading those fucking asinine videos to youtube that make parents shit their drawers, and get yourself a life-size dummy to stab or a babysitter if you try this stuff. Thank you, that is all.

New drug growing in popularity

Note Pathway Family Center (formerly Straight Inc.), an abusive teen rehab is responsible for this mess. Go figure…  Of course I think Salvia is a marvelous plant for many reasons. It is a shame kids out there act a fool and post videos of themselves high on the substance, fucks it up for the rest of us who really see the herb for what it really is.

BY BOB KASARDA
bkasarda@nwitimes.com

Of all the recreational drugs 19-year-old Katelyn W. used before entering treatment, the only one that was strong enough to keep her from driving was a plant known as Salvia divinorum.

The drug would bring on intense hallucinations, she said, to the point where on one occasion, she was wearing a Minnie Mouse costume and believed she actually had become the animated character.

While you may not have heard of the drug, a simple online search reveals others have, including many young people, who have posted videos of themselves on YouTube high on Salvia.

There also are a number of sites online offering the drug for sale, which is not a problem for most, considering only 12 states — including Illinois — have passed laws against possessing and/or using the drug, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The drug remains legal in Indiana, according to Porter County Prosecutor Brian Gensel.

A bill was introduced downstate earlier this year that called for placing Salvia among the illegal ranks of marijuana, LSD and PCP, but it died before the House judiciary committee.

The heads of the drug units in Porter and Lake counties said they have not come across Salvia, but Zon Haralovich, commander of the Lake County Drug Task Force, said the Midwest is typically a few years behind on trends.

Salvia use is showing up among the young substance abusers being treated by Pathway Family Center, which has local offices in Chesterton, said senior therapist Victoria Winebarger.

She said about a quarter of the young people in treatment, including Katelyn W., of Ann Arbor, Mich., report having used Salvia along with other substances.

Katelyn W., whose last name has been abbreviated to protect her privacy, said she has seen others become physically ill and suffer other negative experiences while using Salvia.

“Even though it’s legal … it’s not a drug to be taken lightly,” she said.

She said she had no problem buying the drug at paraphernalia shops. It is sold in a variety of strengths and prices.

Winebarger said the drug causes paranoia and short-term memory loss.

In addition to being readily accessible, Salvia creates unique problems in that it is not targeted by drug screens. So those who are required to submit to drug tests, including people in treatment, can be using the drug without anyone knowing.

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