mind-altering

The California State Sheriffs’ Assn. was listed among several opponents who expressed concern about the “government condoning and facilitating the use of mind-altering drugs.”

There are also books about taking mind-altering drugs and empowering women.

According to police, Montgomery claimed he took PCP, a mind-altering anesthetic that can cause people to become agitated, delusional and irrational.

Eight guests seated in a circle in a suburban Austin, Texas, living room nodded, some looking apprehensive, as Ms. Lasseter outlined the sequence of body-jolting, mind-altering rituals ahead.

The California bill is backed by law enforcement groups, a coalition of which praised the proposal as “a first step in regulating this mind-altering substance.”