The gateway drug theory...
this always seems somewhat moot for me anyway. Many people dabble in drugs without irreparably damaging themselves, it's the people who are most marginalized by society who tend to get sucked into the vicious cycle, perhaps starting off with soft drugs. But I think it is the socioeconomic conditions of these people that make these people susceptible to this, rather than the availability of soft drugs to start them off. If people want/need to get off their faces, they're going to find a way. If there's no drugs or if they never get into drugs, maybe it will be alcohol instead.
Also, I the only thing i think cannabis as a gateway drug for is tobacco.
(, Fri 3 Jun 2011, 0:41, Reply)