Honestly, Salvia Divinorum should be taken seriously and a little precaution is necessary when you smoke Salvia for the first few times, so prepare yourself:
- Before you use Salvia Divinorum for the first time (maybe even before you buy Salvia) read the "Salvia Divinorum user's manual", get it here.
- Have a trusted sitter the first times you smoke Salvia, or until you become familiar with the intensity of the Salvia extract, leaf, quantity and quality of your stuff... Although the chance of needing help when smoking Salvia is low, people fall, you know? so just have a sober friend around when you smoke Salvia for the first time.
- Find the best place to use Salvia Divinorum: it has to be a really comfortable place, where you feel safe and happy. Make sure there's a bed, couch or a mat (in case you want to meditate in a yoga position) you'll probably feel like staying motionless and untouched, so you might as well be comfortable.
- Know that whatever happens you will be out of it in a max of 10 minutes. Don't worry, nobody has died for smoking SD... not even hospital experiences have been reported; still, some people have the fortune (or bad luck?) of having a really intense trip the first time Salvinorin A enters their body and they describe the experience as frightening and unexpected... which takes us to the next point:
- Know your dose: start low and keep increasing the amount little by little until you find a dose that's just as intense and powerful as you want it. It's OK to start using Salvia Divinorum leaves, you WILL feel the effects if you smoke Salvia Divinorum correctly, and keep trying even if you didn't feel the effects the first time.
- Find a good time to do it, dedicate 40 minutes of your time to your Salvia experience: Make sure that no unexpected visits show up and that the phone and distracting things are out of the way. Don't smoke in a rush, just because you felt like it and your parents, husband or wife won't be home for the next hour, instead, plant your trip beforehand and let the people around you know what you are doing and that you should not be bothered.
- DO NOT mix alcohol with Salvia Divinorum: alcohol increases your body temperature as well as Salvia Divinorum. To use Salvia while you are drunk can result in a very uncomfortable experience.
- As for other drugs, be careful when experimenting, so far there are no reports of any bad combinations (except for alcohol), but still be careful when mixing two or more strong substances, start with a really low dose and increase it accordingly.
- If you have mental health problems, talk to your doctor/therapist before smoking Salvia Divinorum. Salvia pushes some strange buttons in the brain, so be sure that your condition won't endanger your experience.
- Use Salvia in a place safe of knives, guns, or any other dangerous objects and be very careful with the fire, Salvia comes on strong and fast, so make sure that the bong/pipe and lighter won't fall and burn something.
- Finally, never, ever drive while under the influence of Salvia Divinorum. Stay home for AT LEAST 50 minutes after smoking Salvia, and don't drive for the next 2 hours.
If you follow these guidelines and if you have the right material to smoke Salvia properly, I can guarantee you will have an amazing, safe Salvia Divinorum experience.