What is another word for gateway drug?

Pronunciation: [ɡˈe͡ɪtwe͡ɪ dɹˈʌɡ] (IPA)

The term "gateway drug" refers to a drug that leads to the use of more dangerous and addictive substances. It is often associated with marijuana, which is considered to be the most common gateway drug. However, there are other synonyms for this term including "starter drug", "stepping stone drug", or "initiation drug". The concept of a gateway drug suggests that using one drug increases the likelihood of trying others, which may eventually lead to addiction. It is an important topic in the field of drug addiction and prevention, as understanding the factors that lead to drug use can inform effective prevention strategies.

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Famous quotes with Gateway drug

  • Caffeine. The gateway drug.
    Eddie Vedder
  • Fiction has two uses. Firstly, it's a gateway drug to reading. The drive to know what happens next, to want to turn the page, the need to keep going, even if it's hard, because someone's in trouble and you have to know how it's all going to end … that's a very real drive. And it forces you to learn new words, to think new thoughts, to keep going. To discover that reading per se is pleasurable. Once you learn that, you're on the road to reading everything. And reading is key. There were noises made briefly, a few years ago, about the idea that we were living in a post-literate world, in which the ability to make sense out of written words was somehow redundant, but those days are gone: words are more important than they ever were: we navigate the world with words, and as the world slips onto the web, we need to follow, to communicate and to comprehend what we are reading. People who cannot understand each other cannot exchange ideas, cannot communicate, and translation programs only go so far.
    Neil Gaiman

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