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Psychoactive Drugs And The Brain

January 15, 2009 - 1:41 pm Comments Off
psychoactive drugs and the brain

The effects of psychoactive drugs on the brain is really interesting. They basically stop your brain working like it should, and send it into some kind of semi-conscious, very confused state. Think about that next time you use Salvia as a recreational drug! No, seriously, there is no suggestion from any of the research carried out on Salvia that it is in any way dangerous, so please don’t stop using it just because I said that! I’m a huge fan, myself.

What happens when your eyes spot something in your field of vision is that they send the images to your brain, where those images are processed. Your brain then has a good idea as to what to expect from that object. It can also figure out how far it is away, how fast it is moving (if at all) and if it poses a threat. If you move, then your brain expects the image to move accordingly.

Using a dissociative psychoactive drug like Salvia, though, means that this information is not processed in the same way at all. Images are mixed together and your brain is literally confused. This is where the hallucinations come from and why the smallest thing can be of the greatest interest to someone on a Salvia journey.

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Using A Pipe With Salvia

January 6, 2009 - 12:10 pm Comments Off
using a pipe with salvia

Using a pipe when smoking Salvia is pretty much essential if you want the full effects of the trip. The Mazatec Indians chew the leaves, and it is even possible to drink them (after blending, of course), but the full effects will only come with pipe smoking. If you think that you can just roll up some leaves and smoke in the same way that you would with cannabis then please think again: Salvia combusts at much higher temperatures than cannabis so this method just isn’t feasible.

Getting a pipe is not difficult, and if you want to make life easy then simply buy the pipe at the same time as you buy the Salvia; you will usually find them available at the same shops (whether you generally visit the online or brick and motor variety).

If you don’t have a pipe then a bong will do. Some people say that a bong helps to cool down the otherwise very hot Salvia smoke, and actually makes it a lot less harsh. Some people I know will only smoke it through a bong. A ‘ghetto bong’ (think do-it-yourself) will work though if you’ve got the experience to know what you’re doing there, you probably have a pipe or two elsewhere already!

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