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  1. Jan 18, 2017 · The gateway drug hypothesis refers to the pattern of substance use during adolescence whereby legal substances, such as nicotine and alcohol, precede the progressive use of illicit substances...

    • Michael L Miller, Yasmin L Hurd
    • 2017
  2. The gateway drug hypothesis refers to the pattern of substance use during adolescence whereby legal substances, such as nicotine and alcohol, precede the progressive use of illicit substances...

    • Michael L Miller, Yasmin L Hurd
    • 2017
  3. Jan 18, 2017 · The gateway drug hypothesis refers to the pattern of substance use during adolescence whereby legal substances, such as nicotine and alcohol, precede the progressive use of illicit substances like cocaine and heroin.

    • Michael L Miller, Yasmin L Hurd
    • 2017
  4. May 1, 2016 · To evaluate the consistency of the relationship between early drug use in adolescence and illegal drug use in adulthood as proposed in the “gateway theory” and to determine whether...

  5. Mar 4, 2002 · An operational definition to test gateway relations is proposed by providing a framework with the aim of describing a set of conditions to guide the evaluation of whether a drug serves as a gateway for another drug.

  6. Jul 25, 2009 · According to this notion, there is a progressive and hierarchical sequence of stages of drug use that begins with tobacco or alcohol, two classes of drugs that are legal, and proceeds to marijuana, and from marijuana to other illicit drugs, such as cocaine, metamphetamines, and heroin.

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  8. May 28, 2016 · We assessed the relationship between gateway drugs at baseline (age 11–20 years) and drug use in adulthood using generalized estimating equation (GEE) regression models. Gateways drugs used in early adolescence were significantly associated with marijuana use, illegal drugs and cocaine in older adolescence, but over time these relationships ...

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