What does the Bible say about drug use?

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The Bible warns against drug use that clouds judgment, enslaves the heart, harms the body, or leads to sinful conduct, and it calls believers to sober-minded, Spirit-governed lives. Our bodies belong to God and are temples of the Holy Spirit, purchased by Christ for his glory (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Scripture repeatedly urges watchfulness and self-control (1 Peter 5:8), while identifying drunkenness and similar excesses among the works of the flesh (Galatians 5:19-21). Proverbs 20:1 and Proverbs 23:29-35 portray intoxication as deceptive and destructive. Yet Christ provides mercy, a way of escape in temptation (1 Corinthians 10:13), and renewing grace as believers resist corrupting influences and pursue transformed minds (Romans 12:2).