Gateway Drugs

Group 2 !!
What are 'Gateway Drugs' ?
• Gateway drugs are milder drugs that
can open the door to exposure to or
experimentation with harsher
substances. For example, many
people may feel that nicotine and
alcohol are relatively harmless. 
What are some examples
of Gateway Drugs?
 Examples of Gateway Drugs

Marij uana Tobacco Alcohol

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Marijuana
- It is one of the most common substance that people
consider as one of the Gateway Drugs.
- Studies indicate that a large number of people that became
addicted to more hardcore drugs tried marijuana at least
once in there lives.

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Gateway Drugs
 Examples of Gateway Drugs

Marij uana Tobacco Alcohol

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 Gateway Drugs

Tobacco
- Tobacco is commonly used in cigarettes
- According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, tobacco
use is the leading cause of death and disability in the United
States.
- In addition, a number of studies have shown that people
who begin using tobacco products such as cigarettes at an
early age have a greater chance of developing other
substance abuse issues later in life.

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 Examples of Gateway Drugs

Marij uana Tobacco Alcohol

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Gateway Drugs

Alcohol
- Like tobacco, alcohol is largely viewed as a gateway drug.
- In 2015, according to SAMSHA, 20.8M people over the age
of 12 had a substance use disorder and 15.7M of those
people had an alcohol use disorder
- Alcohol addiction is also greater found in those who are
younger

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What are the
problems it may
cause you if you take
in Gateway Drugs?
 Problems it may cause!!

Health Problems Brain Malfunctions Death

It could cause many health It can cause your brain

problems It can possibly be a
to take in more and
cause of death.
might make you crazy

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Facts about
Gateway Drugs !
-P e op le t h a t s m o k e c i g a r e t t e s a s t e e n s
and even younger are up to 100 times
m o r e l i k e ly t o s m o k e m a r ij u a n a
-M a r ij u a n a s m o k e r s w h o t r i e d t h i s d r u g
f o r t h e fi r s t t im e b e f o r e a g e 1 7 h a v e
u p t o a 6 t im e s g r e a t e r c h a n c e o f
developing a substance dependence
problem.
-T e e n s w h o a r e h e a v y d r i n k e r s ,
m e a n i n g t h e y c o n s u m e a t le a s t fi v e
d r i n k s o n fi v e o c c a s io n s o ve r 3 0 d a y s ,
a r e 1 2 t i m e s m o r e li k e l y t o u s e i ll e g a l
d r u g s t h a n t h o s e w h o d o n ot d r i n k .
-N e a r l y 9 0 % o f c o c a i n e u s e r s h a d fi r s t
smoked tobacco, drank alcohol, or
u s e d m a r ij u a n a .

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