How to Use mind-altering in a Sentence

mind-altering

adjective
  • Perhaps all of the mind-altering substances had something to do with it.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
  • Why would insects consume mind-altering substances if there isn't a mind to alter?
    — Lars Chittka, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
  • By now, the mind-altering powers coiled in these devices are evident.
    — Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The president’s lenient tack on some mind-altering drugs ushers in a new world of right-wing drug policy.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
  • At the end of the episode, everyone gathers in a circle and drinks something that looks like hot chocolate but doesn’t seem to be mind-altering.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
  • It's also known as a street drug abused for its mind-altering effects, under names like Special K.
    — Theara Coleman, The Week, 12 May 2023
  • There are also books about taking mind-altering drugs and empowering women.
    — Cade Metz Christie Hemm Klok, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • Nike‘s new duo of mind-altering shoes have sold out with each drop since debuting at the beginning of the year, but a restock is on the way in just a matter of days.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Many drugs known for mind-altering trips are being studied to treat depression, substance use and other disorders.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Dosage Guidelines Like with most mind-altering substances, dosage is key when taking magic mushrooms.
    — Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
  • For thousands of years, humans have searched nature for mind-altering substances through a process of trial and (sometimes fatal) error.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Stories of animals, and even insects, seeking out mind-altering substances are legion.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Today, however, researchers believe that, used carefully, mind-altering drugs could help treat poor mental health.
    — Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, theweek, 10 Sep. 2024
  • The team had given ketamine, a mind-altering drug that is normally used to anesthetize patients during surgery, to ten people with depression.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Was the patient administered some anesthesia or a mind-altering substance?
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Neuroscientists mapped the human brain on 10 mind-altering drugs.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 June 2023
  • Ketamine has long been used as an anesthetic in hospitals and abused recreationally for its mind-altering properties.
    — Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • Its leaves contain compounds that can have psychotropic (mind-altering) effects, and it’s sometimes used for its stimulant or opioid-like properties.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Guests step into the mind of Aurora and experience the mind-altering enhancement drug that was meant to unlock the brain's full potential.
    — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Many view the raves — often held in forests and deserts, with pounding electronic beats and mind-altering substances — as spiritual journeys amid a like-minded community.
    — Gal Koplewitz Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Looking for a mind-altering experience that's gaining massive popularity in the cannabis market?
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Many researchers believe that removing the mind-altering effects from psychedelic drugs would undermine any benefits.
    — Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Stigmatized in law and medicine for the past half-century, psychedelics are in the midst of a sudden revival, with a growing body of research suggesting that the mind-altering compounds could upend psychiatric care.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • While the legalization of marijuana in the state has been widely accepted, psilocybin faces more scrutiny due to its mind-altering properties.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Taking mind-altering drugs as a teen or young adult is another risk factor, and researchers have increasingly been finding associations between cannabis use and schizophrenia.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Yet while mind-altering drugs struck Dölen as the perfect tools for exploring the unseen underpinnings of consciousness, this was the late 1990s.
    — WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • People crave mind-altering experiences.
    — Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The folkloric nature of herbal practices will entice the Taurus’ affinity for storytelling, and patience will empower them to stick around for the lesson on mind-altering mushrooms.
    — Fran Tirado, Them, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Bonnard, who is the subject of a marvelous, mind-altering exhibition at the Phillips Collection, was one of the great 20th-century painters.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
  • According to the study authors, their mapping provides new opportunities to explore how each of these mind-altering drugs affects the neurotransmitter landscape.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 June 2023

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