Salvia Divinorium

The role of the Drug Recognition Expert is to detect the signs and symptoms of drug use. It is also our role to maintain continued education and learn all we can about drugs and substances that have the ability to impair a person ability to operate a vehicle safely. The drug Salvia Divinorum is highly intoxicating and would make any user unable to operate a vehicle safely. Hiding behind the statement that it is "legal " is not our role. Indiana Code states it is illegal to operate a vehicle while intoxicated "period".

Salvia Divinorum Symptoms

Immediately after ingesting the drug,abusers typically experience vivid hallucinations--including out of body experiences, sensations of traveling through time and space, and feelings of merging with inanimate objects. Some abusers experience intense synesthesia, an effect that causes the abusers' senses to become confused. For example, abusers may describe hearing colors or smelling sounds. The hallucinogenic effects generally last 1 hour or less unlike other hallucinogens like LSD and PCP. High doses of the drug can cause unconsciousness and short-term memory loss.