Salvia Divinorum - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 22 pages of information about Salvia Divinorum.

Salvia Divinorum - Research Article from Drugs and Controlled Substances Information for Students

This encyclopedia article consists of approximately 22 pages of information about Salvia Divinorum.
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Key Terms
HALLUCINATION:
The experience of seeing, feeling, hearing, smelling, or tasting something that is not really there.
PSYCHOSIS:
A severe mental disorder characterized by the loss of the ability to distinguish what is objectively real from what is imaginary, frequently including hallucinations.
PSYCHOTROPIC:
A substance that affects a person's ability to distinguish reality from the imaginary.
RECEPTOR:
A specialized part of a nerve cell that recognizes neurotransmitters and communicates with other nerve cells.
SEROTONIN:
An important neurotransmitter in the brain that regulates mood, appetite, sensory perception, and other central nervous system functions.
SHAMAN:
A religious leader of a tribe who performs rituals of magic, divination, and healing, and acts as an intermediary between ordinary reality and the spirit world; a medicine man.

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