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N Scherbaum

LVR-University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

1 paper in the library · 10 citations · publishing 2006

Papers

[Salvia divinorum--representation of a new drug in the Internet].

Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) May 1, 2006 H Siemann, M Specka, F Schifano et al. 10 citations

A search of German websites found Salvia divinorum offered for sale on 29% of the first 100 sites, while cannabis and LSD were not marketed on any sites. Official or institutional sites were rare for Salvia (12%) compared to cannabis (21%) and LSD (38%). A drug-friendly attitude appeared on 64% of Salvia sites, 58% for cannabis, and 24% for LSD. The low availability of official information on Salvia divinorum relative to drug-friendly or drug-trading sites suggests new drug consumption trends can be tracked on the Internet before they appear in official literature.