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Researcher's Study of Twins Bolsters 'Gateway Theory' (For Early Marijuana Use)
Medscape ^
| 2003
| Brown University Behavior Letter
Posted on 08/20/2003 12:43:41 PM PDT by shrinkermd
Edited on 08/22/2003 11:57:33 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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Many studies have examined the "gateway" theory, that marijuana use at a young age leads to use of harder drugs as a person grows older. While there is a general consensus among studies that those who use marijuana are much more likely to use hard drugs and that hard drug users usually use marijuana first, there is lively debate surrounding the reasons for these dynamics.
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To: cinFLA
A few ecstasy pills in the pocket are much smaller ....What does that have to do with anything?
To: presidio9
The point is that she did try it when it was legal. So why didn't she turn into a cocaine addict...or a bat?
Kind of blows that whole "marijuana is a gateway drug" theory of yours apart, doesn't it?
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08/21/2003 10:30:15 AM PDT
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ActionNewsBill
(We're after power and we mean it..)
To: cinFLA
Did you know that I'm related to Abraham Lincoln. And going through high school I was friends with a decendant of John Wiles Booth. True story.
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08/21/2003 10:30:16 AM PDT
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jmc813
(Check out the FR Big Brother 4 thread! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/943368/posts)
To: Trailerpark Badass
Easier than cigarettes? Given these circumstances, marijuana may, indeed, someday become the "gateway drug," inasmuch as it will be the first one kids try. From Casa:
We have known for years that marijuana damages an individual's ability to concentrate and impairs short-term memory and motor skills at a time when teens most need them. Teens who play with the fire of cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana are likelier to get burned by the flames of heroin, cocaine and acid.
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08/21/2003 10:35:28 AM PDT
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cinFLA
To: jmc813
Did you take your revenge?
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08/21/2003 10:36:09 AM PDT
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cinFLA
To: ActionNewsBill
Kind of blows that whole "marijuana is a gateway drug" theory of yours apart, doesn't it? No.
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08/21/2003 10:36:51 AM PDT
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cinFLA
To: MrLeRoy
That's what I think. It doesn't prove anything.
To: MrLeRoy
Exactly what makes this research bunk. Yet you use studies that have only criminals in the sample population with NO control group and the author then massages the data but still cannot discredit the gateway theory. Even after being paid by a pro-druggie to do so. hmmm.
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08/21/2003 10:40:12 AM PDT
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cinFLA
To: presidio9
Poison ivy is an herb. Does the Bible command us to use poison ivy for food? Only the seed.
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08/21/2003 10:40:53 AM PDT
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cinFLA
To: presidio9
If that's why teens find marijuana easier to buy than cigarettes and alcohol, then apparently their suppliers have no problem getting marijuana---so the War On Marijuana is a failure. Nope. If drugs were legalized the problem would be worse.
Or so you keep claiming---without giving any reason to accept your claim.
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08/21/2003 10:46:00 AM PDT
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MrLeRoy
(The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
To: cinFLA
So you agree with CASA that alcohol and tobacco are gateway drugs?
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08/21/2003 10:46:59 AM PDT
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MrLeRoy
(The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. - Jefferson)
To: cinFLA
Teens who play with the fire of cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana are likelier to get burned by the flames of heroin, cocaine and acid. Thanks for the hilarious line....where have I heard that one before?
Marijuana is the flame, herion is the fuse, and LSD is the bomb. - Sgt. Friday on Dragnet
You must be a big fan of television propaganda.
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08/21/2003 10:47:34 AM PDT
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ActionNewsBill
(We're after power and we mean it..)
To: cinFLA
No. Well, why don't you explain your "version" of the gateway theory.
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08/21/2003 10:48:49 AM PDT
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ActionNewsBill
(We're after power and we mean it..)
To: ActionNewsBill
The point is...they started with alcohol. It's irrelevant whether or not they used reefer...they started with alcohol. Actually, they started with mother's milk. Alcohol use does not make a teen 85 times more likely to try cocaine. Pot does.
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08/21/2003 10:51:15 AM PDT
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presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: tpaine
There are a couple of JR quotes about drugs on my home page. Feel free. You Jim Robinson fixation is downright disturbing. Jim does not define what it means to be a conservative.
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08/21/2003 10:52:56 AM PDT
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presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: presidio9
Suicidal individuals are, by definition, not in their right minds.Have you ever had bone cancer? Have you experienced the excruciating pain and suffering as it spreads through your body, even though you have been through several rounds of chemo-therapy?
Well, my father did, and he made the decision to end his own life while he was still able to pull the trigger. Dad was "old-school", a WWII vet - he never wanted to be a burden to anyone or ask anyone for help. It was his decision to make, not mine, not yours, not the government's.
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08/21/2003 10:54:28 AM PDT
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auboy
To: Trailerpark Badass
A flask of vodka is very easy to conceal, and carries enough to get two or even three 16 year-olds nicely buzzed. Now you are really reaching. (A)We were talking about dealers, not users, (B) any sane drug user will stipulate that the alcohol is far more bulky per dose and (C) I know of few teenagers who choose straight vodka as their drink of choice.
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08/21/2003 10:55:32 AM PDT
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presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: MrLeRoy
Or so you keep claiming---without giving any reason to accept your claim. I have laid out the logic clearly and repeatedly. You are not interested in reason.
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08/21/2003 10:58:08 AM PDT
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presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: ActionNewsBill
Kind of blows that whole "marijuana is a gateway drug" theory of yours apart, doesn't it? Not at all. As soon as she left, she no longer had legal access to pot so any speculation on what might have happened is pointless.
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08/21/2003 10:59:08 AM PDT
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presidio9
(RUN AL, RUN!!!)
To: presidio9
The only reason Jim was brought up in the first place is because YOU contended that one could not be conservative and anti-WOD at the same time.
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08/21/2003 11:00:52 AM PDT
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jmc813
(Check out the FR Big Brother 4 thread! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/943368/posts)
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