'Salvia Killed My Son,' Says Mother
Sun, Feb 1st, 2009
In January 2006, 17-year-old Brett Chidester zipped himself into a tent in his father's garage in Newark, Delaware, lit a charcoal grill, and asphyxiated himself. Any child's suicide is tragic, but for Brett's mother the pain is all the worse because she believes his death could have been avoided: She blames it on his regular use of Salvia divinorum--a plant with psychoactive properties that is nevertheless legal in many states--which he purchased online.
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