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I have a question and this might sound odd or just plain dumb to some of ya’ll who are more theologically astue than I but, just roll with me for a second. From a moral standpoint (not legal) are drugs bad or sinful? And Why? Thanks and God Bless.
 
Montie Claunch:
I have a question and this might sound odd or just plain dumb to some of ya’ll who are more theologically astue than I but, just roll with me for a second. From a moral standpoint (not legal) are drugs bad or sinful? And Why? Thanks and God Bless.
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Use and/or distribution of drugs is a mortal sin.
See Catechism of the Catholic Church:

CCC 2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law.
 
Remember, the use of drugs means the abuse of drugs when it comes to sin. Using drugs to maintain or heal is not a sin, in fact it is a desire to protect the human body from illness. It is the illicit use or abuse of drugs whereby a sin is committed.
 
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stbruno:
Remember, the use of drugs means the abuse of drugs when it comes to sin. Using drugs to maintain or heal is not a sin, in fact it is a desire to protect the human body from illness. It is the illicit use or abuse of drugs whereby a sin is committed.
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OP’s question is only about illegal drugs.
 
Nowadays, people are abusing over the counter and prescription drugs too.
 
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stbruno:
Nowadays, people are abusing over the counter and prescription drugs too.
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I agree.

The USE of illegal drugs is a mortal sin.
The ABUSE of legal drugs is a mortal sin.
 
Apart from the CCC reference to illicit drugs and there use and manufacture, one has only to have been on drugs or see the behaviour of others on drugs to know that they are gravely sinful
Why is St Maximillian Kolbe the patron saint of drug addiction if it is not a concern?
Why does our Archdiocese have a service to deal with this problem and why did Cardinal Pell (Sydney) start the ball rolling and also give his blessing to our initiative.
Illicit drugs are tools of the devil!!!
 
The Bible itself condemns drug misuse.

When we come across the term “sorcery” in the NT, the Greek term is pharmakeia, the use of drugs and potions - from which we get our English word “pharmacy”!
 
Yes, but unfortunately the Catechism does not specify exactly what it means by “drugs”.

Caffeine is an extremely potent drug.
I use it daily!
And not for “therapeutic purposes”.
By the Catechism’s wording, I’m in big trouble…
 
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tjmiller:
Yes, but unfortunately the Catechism does not specify exactly what it means by “drugs”.

Caffeine is an extremely potent drug.
I use it daily!
And not for “therapeutic purposes”.
By the Catechism’s wording, I’m in big trouble…
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You are just being a bit silly.

Everyone knows what is meant by illegal drugs from cannabis to heroin and use or distribution of any illegal drug is a mortal sin.

As for over the counter and prescribed drugs their use is not a sin if taken for medication in the prescribed dosages.
Abuse of legal drugs is a mortal sin.

As for drinking tea or coffee (both of which contain caffein) of course it is not a sin and you know that, but excessive drinking or eating is a sin.
 
Yes, I’m being a bit sarcastic… : rolleyes:

But my problem is that the Catechism does not specify “illegal” drugs. Or, explicitly, the misuse of legal drugs.
I feel it to be a glaring defect.

Of course, caffeine can be abused, and often is…
 
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tjmiller:
Yes, I’m being a bit sarcastic… : rolleyes:

But my problem is that the Catechism does not specify “illegal” drugs. Or, explicitly, the misuse of legal drugs.
I feel it to be a glaring defect.

Of course, caffeine can be abused, and often is…
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Everyone knows that the expression **“production and trafficking” ** of drugs only refers to illegal drugs.

Also as the number and type of both illegal and legal drugs changes and grows all the time it hardly makes sense for the CCC to list thousands of drugs.

I’m sorry its not clear to you and you consider it a defect. It is perfectly clear to me what is meant.
 
Montie Claunch:
Why would it be a sin of gluttony?

It tells us that it is a grave sin but, why?
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CCC 2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law.

Why do you keep asking why?? Read it again.
  1. inflicts grave damage on human life.
  2. scandalous practices
  3. direct cooperation with evil
  4. encourage practices contrary to moral law
 
Alcohol is an illegal drug in Saudi Arabia. (So are Bibles.)
So, the fact that something is illegal does not, ipso facto, make it immoral.

Early medieval Popes once condemned cofee as “the devil’s drink…”
 
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thistle:
CCC 2291 The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Their use, except on strictly therapeutic grounds, is a grave offense. Clandestine production of and trafficking in drugs are scandalous practices. They constitute direct co-operation in evil, since they encourage people to practices gravely contrary to the moral law.

Why do you keep asking why?? Read it again.
  1. inflicts grave damage on human life.
  2. scandalous practices
  3. direct cooperation with evil
  4. encourage practices contrary to moral law
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But, then why are we allowed to drink and smoke? Neither are all that good for health (and drunk driving ehh).
 
Abortion is legal too…it’s a sin. Slavery was legal, that too is a sin.
But a sin has absolute truth in it. Harming our body by any means…drinking, smoking, abortion etc…all are sins against our bodies which are suppose to be temples of the Holy Spirit.
 
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