got any especially interesting details? I think the threads I mentioned had some decent info... and the erowid site of course has some interesting stories...
personally i think i might try something like almanitas first...
For Hanselthecaretaker from a convo with beefy bull...
"I've tried Salvia Divinorum before. Salvia, when inhaled properly (thru a bong, holding it for 25+ seconds), produces a 1-2 minute "trip" that is probably as hardcore as any acid trip could ever be. You may not feel completely right for 3-4 minutes, but then you are 100% sober. To give you an idea how fucked up you can get if you do it properly: if you were driving, took a bomb ass Salvia hit and held it for 30 seconds then exhaled, you'd probably wreck your car for sure. It can give you intense visuals. For some reason, it doesnt work well in joints, blunts, and pipes. You have to have a bong or hookah of some sort.
The long-term effects of repeated salvia use are not known. Apparently, indians in Mexico have used them for thousands of years. The little research that has been done has indicated that it is fairly safe (it is a mint, but doesnt taste like others). Yes, you just crumble the dry leaves and smoke. Getting enough smoke and holding it for long enough are the 2 keys. Not enough smoke and you'll just feel weird, dont hold it for 25+ sec and you may not feel anything.
Do most people freak out... thats up in the air. First off, very few people will hit it correctly their first time. They'll take a tiny hit (since they dont know if it will make them cough) or hold it in like weed. You HAVE to let them know the correct way. I'd say that 99% of the people are not ready for their first good salvia hit. The visual distortions can be intense (text bouncing so hard on my computer I couldnt work WinAmp) and 20-30% of salvia users report feeling "force fields" or gravitational distortions. My friend felt this, but really no one else has. Salvia is like DXM, maybe 1 out of 3 people likes it enough to do it again.
Reportedly, you can keep smoking salvia over and over and get to different "plateaus". However, to get this high, you would have to have a sitter, b/c at some point you wouldnt be able to hold the bong. Salvia extract is just salvia that has been extracted using alcohol or something. The compound that gets you high, salvinorin A, is the most powerful natural psychoactive ever discovered by man. In fact, its so powerful, that if you licked a needle, stuck it in pure salv. A, and smoked or ate it, you would have fucking visions for sure!"