The Dangers of Sally D! Yahoo Says It’s Scary…
By david ~ April 1st, 2009. Filed under: comedy, drugs, history, religion, video.
Yahoo, in their forward looking way, reported today on a crucial thing. Well, okay, to be fair, they posted a link to a Fox News story. Which actually explains it all. But hey great job, Yahoo, on spreading the agenda. It’s stupit. Too bad it’s not an April Fool’s joke.
Yes: SALVIA DIVINORUM. Oooh. Scary times. Great job, Yahoo & Fox, in trying to scare people. And what are the dangers of it, as detailed in this story? Mainly inappropriate behavior. Yes, the story even says that some parents have ended up “having” to take their kids to the emergency room since their behavior was “so inappropriate.” Uh huh. Dang. Inappropriate behavior. Pretty scary. Woo.
Oh, Sally D - you so crazy.
Ok, to be clear, I’m not saying kids should go out and smoke random plants all the time. But I mean come on. Yeah, people shouldn’t take it and get behind the wheel of a car. Sure. Nor should they drink, or probably even take freakin’ Benedryl. That’s no reason to ban something.
Sure, do more research - find out what’s dangerous about it if anything. But just to say, “Oh people are doing it so it must be bad,” is silly. I know it’s just how the mainstream dominator culture brouhaha deals with these things - especially with things that cause any degree of hallucination - since we’re not a culture that particularly understands how & why people might want to have their own altered experiences & what not, but it’s just too bad that the rhetoric aroudn this is so idiotic. As I say, as per usual, but still. Maybe it shouldn’t be quite so available, but maybe we should give people some sense of personal responsibility with what they do with their own bodies and maybe then they’d be more responsible with them, mm? Mmm? Mmmm?
I’m just sayin’.
And, incidentally, say what you may about wikipedia not being a reliable source, but it’s much more reliable than some (essentially) anti-drug op-ed video piece on yahoo. And here’s what it has to say about Salvia, the Scourge of Parents Everywhere:
“The duration of effects is much shorter than that of other, more well-known psychoactive compounds; the effects of smoked Salvia typically last for only a few minutes. The most commonly reported after-effects include an increased feeling of insight, an improved mood, a sense of calmness, and an increased sense of connection with nature—though, much less often, it may also cause dysphoria (unpleasant or uncomfortable mood). Salvia divinorum is not generally understood to be toxic or addictive, and as a κ-opioid agonist, it may have potential as an analgesic and as a therapeutic tool for treating drug addictions.”
Pretty scary. Not only is it very short-acting (you’d have to run to the car to get there before it stopped working), but you end up often feeling - GASP! - calm. Or maybe kind of unpleasant and uncomfy. And it’s biggest danger: it’s neither toxic nor addictive, and in fact it might work to help treat drug addiction. Pretty scary.
Fox, I understand. You like scaring people and saying dumb shit. But, Yahoo? I thought you at least knew slightly better. No idea why I would think that, though, upon reflection.
Watch out, parents! It’s a Big Deal. A Big Scary Deal. Oooh. Oooh!
David very much out.
