Salvia divinorum has become both increasingly well-known and available in modern culture. The Internet has allowed for the growth of many businesses selling live salvia plants, dried leaves, extracts, and other preparations. Medical experts, as well as accident and emergency rooms, have not been reporting cases that suggest particular salvia-related health concerns, and police have not been reporting it as a significant issue with regard to public order offences;[34] in any case, Salvia divinorum has attracted negative attention from the media and some lawmakers.[35] Media stories generally raise alarms over Salvia divinorums legal status and are sometimes headlined with generally ill-supported comparisons to LSD or other psychoactive substances. Parental concerns are raised by focusing on salvias usage by younger teens—the emergence of YouTube videos purporting to depict its use being an area of particular concern in this respect.[citation needed] The isolated and controversial suicide of Brett Chidester received much media attention. Salvia divinorum was the subject of the first use of YouTube within drug-behavioral research when scientists at San Diego State University rated randomly selected videos of salvia users to study observed impairment.[36][37] Their findings corroborate reports that the most profound effects of smoking salvia appear almost immediately and last about eight minutes. Effects include temporary speech and coordination loss.[38]
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