Variations of The Theory
Several different hypotheses have been called "gateway" theories in popular discourse. These include (but are not limited to):
- The gateway substance causes users to be at increased risk for abuse of other substances.
- The gateway substance primes the brain for addiction to other substances (independent of becoming more likely to try other substances).
- A rigid sequence of progression, starting with licit drugs followed by (increasingly dangerous) illicit ones.
- The gateway effect is pharmacological, rather than socially constructed.
Read more about this topic: Gateway Drug Theory
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