1. Legalizing Marijuana
(Narconon) The Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia released a study showing that children (12-17 years old) who use gateway drugs like tobacco, alcohol2 and marijuana are up to 266 times while adults who use such drugs are up to 323 times are more likely to use cocaine than those who don't use gateway drugs. Children who used all three drugs are 77 times and adults are 104 times more likely to use cocaine. ... The CASA study established a clear development that begins with gateway drugs and leads to cocaine use: nearly 90% of people who have ever tried cocaine used all ...
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