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Marijuana may not be the gateway drug some think it is, study finds

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Marijuana is thought by some to be a gateway drug among young people who eventually go on to try stronger substances. But that may be the exception rather than the rule, a new study finds.

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Researchers also discovered that if young adults became involved with other substances after using marijuana as teens, that link didn't hold once the sources of stress, such as not working, went away.

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Reply#1 - Sat Sep 4, 2010 2:37 AM EDT
Blearc

Whaddayaknow

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Reply#2 - Sat Sep 4, 2010 3:35 AM EDT
R Northcutt

Surprise, surprise. I am surprised that big pharma did not find a way to squelch this report.

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Reply#3 - Sat Sep 4, 2010 10:45 PM EDT
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