Video shows Miley smoking salvia

• April 19, 2024

A new video of Miley Cyrus circulates through the network, but this time it's not about music, but about the young singer smoking sage, common grass from the southern part of Mexico and Central South America known for producing hallucinogenic effects.

The Salvia divinorum It should not be confused with the sage cooking seasoning. The grass that Cyrus smoked is a leaf that contains an active ingredient called salvinorin-A , which is a potent activator of the kappa receptors of opioids at brain , describes the medical portal Medline Plus.

People who abuse salvia they experience hallucinations or fleeting episodes that mimic a psychosis. And although this drug is legal in California (United States), following the effect recorded and seen by many fans of Miley in the video, his opponents have resumed the proposal to penalize and prohibit their consumption .

The effects of the drug have been reported as brief and of type psychedelic in visual perception, altered mood and body sensations. People who use this drug also present emotional ups and downs, feelings of isolation or separation and highly modified perception of external reality and of oneself, which causes a decrease in ability to interact with the environment.

Salvia divinorum continues to be legal In most countries of the world, some that tolerate their consumption are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Spain and the United States.

Mexico currently has no regulation on the consumption of this herb.