These so-called victimless crimes render man's spirit blind to the light of God and deaf to the promptings of his conscience.
Addictions typically lead to antisocial behavior, destroy families, and promote criminal acts.
Despite contemporary medical models of addiction which regard it as a disease, the world's religions generally affirm that people are responsible for their own actions and should be taught to steer clear of addictions. Satan's plan is to stir up enmity and hatred among you by means of liquor and gambling, and to hinder you from the remembrance of God and from prayer. What heaven confers, when once lost, is not regained. They have lyre and harp, timbrel and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the Lord, or see the work of his hands. Judaism and Christianity.