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A warning about a popular new drug
12:39 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 4, 2006
By JESSE JONES / KING 5 News
SEATTLE - Authorities are taking a closer look at an herb that's becoming a popular party drug with teens.
It’s perfectly legal but may be dangerous. Its hallucinogenic effects are said to be nearly as strong as LSD.
One family blames it for their son's suicide, while some young people in Olympia are warning of the dangers of the herb called salvia.
"It messed me up good. It got my heart beating really fast, it was hard to breathe, hard to concentrate it, made me thirsty,” said Kyle Prouty from Olympia.
Although legal, the drug is a dangerous hallucinogen.
Kyle and April Peabody were at the same party where one of their friends smoked salvia and got dangerously high.
It can also make people violent. Kathy Blackwell described one family member who “smashed the mirrors in his house with his head, threatening his wife. He went into a rage and he's not a mean guy,” she said.
Salvia may be tied to the suicide death of Brett Chidester, who set himself on fire.
Legislation making salvia possession illegal is currently being considered in New York and Delaware.
But the herb from the mint family is still legal to buy and sell in Washington state. In fact, we found a place selling it in just 10 minutes.
The salvia divinorum plant is indigenous to Mexico.
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12:39 PM PDT on Tuesday, April 4, 2006
By JESSE JONES / KING 5 News
SEATTLE - Authorities are taking a closer look at an herb that's becoming a popular party drug with teens.
It’s perfectly legal but may be dangerous. Its hallucinogenic effects are said to be nearly as strong as LSD.
One family blames it for their son's suicide, while some young people in Olympia are warning of the dangers of the herb called salvia.
"It messed me up good. It got my heart beating really fast, it was hard to breathe, hard to concentrate it, made me thirsty,” said Kyle Prouty from Olympia.
Although legal, the drug is a dangerous hallucinogen.
Kyle and April Peabody were at the same party where one of their friends smoked salvia and got dangerously high.
It can also make people violent. Kathy Blackwell described one family member who “smashed the mirrors in his house with his head, threatening his wife. He went into a rage and he's not a mean guy,” she said.
Salvia may be tied to the suicide death of Brett Chidester, who set himself on fire.
Legislation making salvia possession illegal is currently being considered in New York and Delaware.
But the herb from the mint family is still legal to buy and sell in Washington state. In fact, we found a place selling it in just 10 minutes.
The salvia divinorum plant is indigenous to Mexico.
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