Use of Salvia divinorum in a Nationally Representative Sample
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Salvia divinorum has known hallucinogenic effects and is legal in most parts of the United States. Given that this psychoactive substance has a potential of misuse and abuse, further data regarding the clinical and psychosocial factors associated with use are needed. OBJECTIVES: To examine the clinical and psychosocial characteristics associated with use of salvia. METHODS: The study uses data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2008 (N = 55,623). RESULTS: The results of this study suggest that salvia use is most common among young adults aged 18-25 years as well as individuals who had engaged in risk-taking behaviors (selling illicit drugs, stealing) or illicit drug use (especially other hallucinogens/ecstasy). Self-reported depression and anxiety were also associated with salvia use. CONCLUSIONS/SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: The results provide evidence that salvia use is part of a broader constellation of psychosocial and behavioral problems among youth and young adults. The accessibility, legal status, and psychoactive effects of salvia can be a potentially complicating health risk to young people, especially among those with existing substance use problems.
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Awards: G13728544, Classification of substance use disorders in adolescents, G1580015208, G1618482144, G1925652574, Symptoms and Structure of Inhalant Use Disorders, G3871766994, Epdemiology of Non-Medical Prescription Anagesic Use, A Population-based Study of Emergency Room Care and Drug Use, Brown School Training Program in Mental Health Services Research, Transdisciplinary Training in Addictions Research
OpenAlex ID: W2141764226