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| quote: | Originally posted by Dj Smitty20
I agree with that. But saying that marijuana is responsible for people using other substances is a tad ridiculous, because painkillers such as T3's, percs and alocholic drinks could be as much to blame as smoking weed. In the end, it's the user's own choice. Getting tough on weed again will only waste resources and possibly ruin the lives of someone who gets caught with dope and has to pay for that for the rest of their life. |
Exactly, just because someone smokes a joint, it doesn't increase their likely hood of tryin harder drugs.
| quote: | The 2002 federal National Survey on Drug Use and Health provides an estimate of the age of first use of drugs. According to the Survey, the mean age of first use of marijuana in the US in 2000 was 16.6 years. The mean age of first use of alcohol in 2000 was 16.2 years, and the mean age of first use of cigarettes that year was 16 years old.
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Rockville, MD: Office of Applied Studies, Sept. 2003), p. 233, Table H.35, p. 238, Table H.40, p. 239, Table H.41. |
Based on the facts, cigarettes lead to alcohol, which leads to marijuana. But neither of them are labeled gateway drugs...
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