A vast majority of American adults say they have consumed alcohol at some point — yet experts warn that alcoholic beverages could be a "gateway drug" to more harmful substances. More than 84% of ...

Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with the “gateway drug” theory, which suggests the use of ...

“Cannabis is dangerous.” “Weed leads you to other drugs.” “Marijuana opens the door to harder substances.” After an extensive analysis and review process, the results were published this month in the ...

Since the 1970s, countless experts and the US government have sold the public a simple explanation for drug addiction, now clinically called substance abuse disorder: the myth of the gateway drug. The ...

A Machiavellian viper and the would-be savior of the Democratic Party, Andrew Cuomo also knows more about marijuana than you—especially if you are a scientist, addiction researcher or anyone involved ...

Of much more interest than the legal status of marijuana is the understanding of why some feel the necessity to consume illicit drugs, alcohol and, yes, even tobacco. There is no redeeming benefit ...