Definition of "mind-altering" []

• Producing mood changes or distorted perceptions; hallucinogenic: a mind-altering drug. (adjective)

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• "The young scientists dabbled in mind-altering drugs as they searched for a quantum-physics-based explanation for such phenomena as telepathy and extrasensory perception."
• "Scientologists do not approve of psychiatric medication because they believe it to be mind-altering."
• "What has made this pattern more noticeable is that we're now seeing more families under pressure and more individuals who use mind-altering drugs."