Rock Doc makes backstage callsBy VIKKI ORTIZ of the Journal Sentinel staff Saturday, July 7, 2001 He tends to ills of visiting musicians, and takes his fee in memorabilia. When Paul Simon isn't feeling well and needs a checkup, when Prince wants physical therapy for his leg, when Elton John has a hoarse voice two hours before his concert -- there's one guy to call in Milwaukee. Neil Farber is the Rock Doc. I-Team: Legal HighAaron Diamant. Nov 5, 2007 TMJ4 Salvia divinorum is as powerful as LSD, but as easy and as legal to buy as a bottle of booze.
"The effects are gone in about an hour, and so people are continuously looking for how to take more to make it last longer," explained Dr. Neil Farber, an anesthesiologist with the Medical College of Wisconsin. "In general, when people do that, if they're trying to guess the weight, it's a really dangerous way of trying to take this drug," Farber warns. Hallucinogenic plant joins state list of banned substancesDec 26, 2007 Assoc Press in Prevention Update (Substance Abuse and Violence Prevention). The herb’s (salvia) long-term effects are still unknown, said Dr. Neil Farber, an associate professor at the Medical College of
Wisconsin who has researched the herb. But it can be as potent as LSD, causing visions and improved moods in some people, Farber said. It also can cause loss of balance and coordination, and alter perception. |