The Washington Post (1/7, Ingraham) reports in its “Wonkblog” that a study of 2,800 US 12th graders conducted by Texas A&M and the University of Florida revealed that alcohol is a gateway drug, finding “the vast majority of respondents reported using alcohol prior to either tobacco or marijuana initiation.” Tobacco was the first drug, of the three, to be used by 32% of respondents. The study (1/7) was published in the January issue of the Journal of School Health.
Related Links:
— “The real ‘gateway drug’ is 100% legal,” Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, January 6, 2016.