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gateway drug

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gateway drug
Substance abuse Any drug or addictive subtance–eg, nicotine and alcohol, that may be abused, and is allegedly linked to subsequent abuse of illicit 'soft' drugs–eg, marijuana and/or 'hard' drugs–eg, cocaine and heroin. See Glue sniffing, Hard drug, 'White-out.'.
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s like the gateway drug to more drugs of exactly the same chocolatey goodness.
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And there is sometimes too little emphasis placed on 'soft' drugs like cannabis - which can be a gateway drug leading to terrible problems.
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