TY - JOUR
T1 - College student use of Salvia divinorum
AU - Lange, James E.
AU - Reed, Mark B.
AU - Croff, Julie M.Ketchie
AU - Clapp, John D.
N1 - Funding Information:
Role of funding source: This study and development of this manuscript was supported by research grant AA014738 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health. NIAAA had no further role in study design; collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; or in the decision to submit the paper for publication.
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Objective: Salvia divinorum (salvia) is a plant that appears to be enjoying increased popularity as a legal hallucinogen in many U.S. jurisdictions. While the popular press has claimed that its use has become widespread, there have been no epidemiological studies published documenting this within the U.S. Method: A sample of college students was randomly drawn from a large public university in the southwestern U.S. and invited to participate in an online survey that included salvia use among a set of other drug use items. Results: From the sample of 1516 college student respondents, a pattern of use emerged that indicates that salvia is indeed becoming a significant member of the list of drugs used, with 4.4% of students reporting using salvia at least once within the past 12 months. Subpopulations that are typically most at risk for drug use within college students (Whites, males, fraternity members, heavy episodic drinkers) also were most likely to use salvia. Conclusions: The results indicate that more research is needed to determine the generalizability of these findings, and identify whether there are any negative consequences experienced either by the user or the community associated with this drug.
AB - Objective: Salvia divinorum (salvia) is a plant that appears to be enjoying increased popularity as a legal hallucinogen in many U.S. jurisdictions. While the popular press has claimed that its use has become widespread, there have been no epidemiological studies published documenting this within the U.S. Method: A sample of college students was randomly drawn from a large public university in the southwestern U.S. and invited to participate in an online survey that included salvia use among a set of other drug use items. Results: From the sample of 1516 college student respondents, a pattern of use emerged that indicates that salvia is indeed becoming a significant member of the list of drugs used, with 4.4% of students reporting using salvia at least once within the past 12 months. Subpopulations that are typically most at risk for drug use within college students (Whites, males, fraternity members, heavy episodic drinkers) also were most likely to use salvia. Conclusions: The results indicate that more research is needed to determine the generalizability of these findings, and identify whether there are any negative consequences experienced either by the user or the community associated with this drug.
KW - College-student drug use
KW - Hallucinogenic drugs
KW - Salvia divinorum
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U2 - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.10.018
DO - 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.10.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 18093751
AN - SCOPUS:39149109153
SN - 0376-8716
VL - 94
SP - 263
EP - 266
JO - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
JF - Drug and Alcohol Dependence
IS - 1-3
ER -