Its not a "creepy" drug, there are just too many fools out there that think they can just smoke it without knowing anything about it, and most of them underestimate it which results in a bad trip.

You must be in a comfortable and relaxed enviornment. Noises and distractions can only worsen your trips. I like to have the music extremely low, only playing for ambience to relax myself and then take a rip or two and be taken out of this world.

Salvia is more intense than any other drug I have ever tried. For your first couple of times, take small amounts and small hits and don't forget to hold the smoke in your mouth for as long as you possibly can (30 seconds ideally) or it wont work properly.