How to Use mind-altering in a Sentence

mind-altering

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• 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
• Why would insects consume mind-altering substances if there isn't a mind to alter?
  — Lars Chittka, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
• 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
• 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
• As more states legalize recreational use, cannabis is easily the most popular mind-altering drug in the U.S.
  — Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
• Ever wondered what gives cannabis its mind-altering effects?
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
• The compound has been reported to provide a milder high compared to Delta 9 THC but still possesses mind-altering properties that can be habit-forming over time.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2023
• But SSRIs don't produce any of the mind-altering effects that drive non-medical interest in psychedelics, so things remain a bit confusing.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Feb. 2023
• 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
• The hedge-fund billionaire and owner of the New York Mets recently donated $5 million — part of a $60 million pledge — to help mind-altering therapies go mainstream.
  — Ben Terris, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
• 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
• But Red must also contend with a demonic biker gang, the mind-altering effects of LSD, and so much more on his phantasmagorical journey.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
• There are also books about taking mind-altering drugs and empowering women.
  — Cade Metz Christie Hemm Klok, New York Times, 15 May 2024
• Neuroscientists mapped the human brain on 10 mind-altering drugs.
  — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 14 June 2023
• Stories of animals, and even insects, seeking out mind-altering substances are legion.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
• 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
• 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
• Compare that to the nightmare of Apple TV+’s Severance, in which neither the means of production nor the actual product is clear, and people have to submit to mind-altering surgery in order to give themselves an illusion of work-life balance.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 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
• Time for a ‘come-to-Jesus meeting’ While many areas of society still frown on drug use, mind-altering substances have become more commonplace in high-flying Silicon Valley and the startup sector.
  — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 12 Jan. 2024
• Was the patient administered some anesthesia or a mind-altering substance?
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
• At the site of an ancient Maya ball court, researchers have identified a bundle of ceremonial mind-altering plants—which may have been used as an offering to higher powers during the court’s construction.
  — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2024
• Unspeakable atrocities have been committed in the name of religion, driving many out of it in the first place, and adding a mind-altering substance into that old chalice may prove a dangerous combination indeed.
  — Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
• On this mind-altering trip, the women may have liaised with deities and divined their society’s future—unaware that the powder’s potency came from its main elemental component: the toxic metal mercury.
  — Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
• Unlike most churches, the Pachamama Sanctuary uses ayahuasca — a mind-altering drug — as a worship aid, something that is a longstanding tradition in some South American cultures.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• 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
• Looking for a mind-altering experience that's gaining massive popularity in the cannabis market?
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
• While the conversation around mushrooms and mental health has largely centered on psychedelic varieties, mind-altering substances are not for everyone (indeed, certain populations should steer clear of any psychedelics).
  — Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2023
• Elders have always overreacted to the supposedly mind-altering properties of certain technological advancements, from the printing press to the television set.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024
• But researchers are intrigued by another aspect of ketamine: its mind-altering properties, which have potential therapeutic benefits.
  — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024