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In reply to the discussion: Is pot really a gate way drug? Or do people move on to other drugs when they can't get pot? [View all]hobbit709
(41,694 posts)34. I did LSD before I smoked pot. At the time acid was still legal.
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Is pot really a gate way drug? Or do people move on to other drugs when they can't get pot? [View all]
hedgehog
Jan 2013
OP
It's a "gateway" in the sense that the same guy who can get you pot can get you coke
Recursion
Jan 2013
#3
Most drugs, legal or illegal, are poisons, and nicotine at 30 to 60 mg will kill you.
FarCenter
Jan 2013
#73
It's a gateway to Doritos. it's only a "gateway" drug because it's prohibited.....
TeamPooka
Jan 2013
#7
I've briefly switched to other more dangerous drugs when weed wasn't available. NT
EOTE
Jan 2013
#14
Maybe some but drugs aren't like a continuum of the same thing getting more extreme
TheKentuckian
Jan 2013
#59
I have no interest in whether or not any other illegal drugs are pleasurable OR harmless.
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#30
I can't stop other people from being stupid. I just don't want the existence of stupid people
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#67
I read one paper that found smoking tobacco was the real gate-way drug to more powerful drugs. nt
jody
Jan 2013
#26
NO it is not. When I couldn't get it I just went back to the occasional beer or wine.
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#27
Ah-ha, so acid is the gateway drug, as well as the gateway to other dimensions!
Comrade Grumpy
Jan 2013
#38
I would say people predisposed to substance abuse will find a substance to abuse-
cecilfirefox
Jan 2013
#50
To be fair, I do think it can be a little addicting- trust me, if you were a dealer
cecilfirefox
Jan 2013
#54
Honestly, I don't consider it a "gateway drug" though I will admit I don't know anyone whose tried
hughee99
Jan 2013
#57
I only ever met a coke dealer because I had a pot dealer, at least personally (nt)
Recursion
Jan 2013
#63