They did not repent of their spiritual sins 1. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They did not repent of their moral and ethical sins 1. This is the second death.
Drug use allows a person to temporarily live in that dangerous zone between reality and fantasy.
It gives a false sense of power and control. Thefts Crime will be rampant. The world will finally reap the whirlwind of our failure to maintain God's moral and ethical standards for living. So I will come near to you for judgment. These visions described for us by John are appalling.