Recent national trends in Salvia divinorum use and substance-use disorders among recent and former Salvia divinorum users compared with nonusers.
Substance abuse and rehabilitation April 1, 2011 Li-Tzy Wu, George E Woody, Chongming Yang et al. 40 citations
Between 2006 and 2008, past-year use of Salvia divinorum among US residents aged 12 or older rose from 0.7% to 1.3%, an 83% increase. Users were typically 18–25 years old, male, white or multiracial, and living in large metropolitan areas. Salvia use was especially common among people who also used other drugs: 53.7% of recent users had used LSD, 30.1% ecstasy, 24.2% heroin, 22.4% PCP, and 17.5% cocaine. Polydrug use was the strongest predictor of both recent and former salvia use. An estimated 43% of past-year salvia users had an illicit or nonmedical drug-use disorder, compared with 2.5% of nonusers. Even after adjusting for other drug use, salvia users had higher odds of depression and substance-use disorders.