best way to smoke that shit is not to,bc that shit is linked to killin you and has a higher likely hood of giving u a stroke,stay away from that shit,if u want to trip then get shrooms,stronger last longer and safer
really, man? you would be MUCH more likely to pass the fuck out before you could smoke enough salvia to actually hurt you. not that it has a toxicity level, because -hello?- it doesn't. one of the only ways you can get seriously injured while on salvia is if you don't have a sitter. that is to say, you don't have a sober person with you to make sure you don't try to take off walking for like 15 feet when the stairs are like 3 feet away. I've smoked salvia... several times, and, while i don't continue using it(it really isn't too enjoyable, and i got mad itchy after i came down for some reason), i have yet to encounter any negative side effects. well, besides temporary loss of coordination and grasp on reality, but that's to be expected.
the news was on some propaganda bullshit when you (if you even) watched that. just like the media says that you get tar in your lungs when you smoke weed or some other kind of things people say to try and keep people from doing it, even though they have no right to tell others what they should or shouldn't do with their own lives.
here's a helpful little guide that all should read before experimenting with salvia divinorum. if you are an experienced user who hasn't read this, please do so. it contains a lot of helpful information.
http://sagewisdom.org/usersguide.html
and as for shrooms being safer... i'm not even touching that. you're saying salvia with a 0% mortality rate from recreational use is worse than shrooms with a 10-15% mortality rate? nice math, bro. peace.