With all due respect, that is a personal opinion and not a medical fact. prescription medication are also mind altering. They alter chemical levels in the brain and therefore are mind altering, just the same.

World renowned psych Freud used to prescribe his patients cocaine! I wouldn't be so quite to trust one mind altering drug over another really.

I agree that cognition is altered with ANY chemical substance and that should be taken into consideration. I also agree that taking substances to alleviate or change feelings is not the best way to go. But I also see this an individual to the person and as long as the plan is to start therapy and work though things and ultimately stop this, a little white lie can't hurt imo x