[BelfryJustice]

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I'd love to see your data for alcohol being the "gateway drug".

Here is some sad data to support my theory that alcohol is a gateway drug.
Hope this helps!  :lmao:
http://www.drugwatch.org/Alcohol%20&...0Drugs.htm

A few quotes from this information:  1). “The use of alcohol and tobacco has taken a great toll on youth and society and is a predictor of future alcohol abuse and addiction, as well as the use of other drugs.”
2). “In North America and other countries, alcohol is the number one drug used by teens.  Its use is also the number one contributing factor in youthful deaths.”
3). “Alcohol and tobacco kill more people annually than all other drugs combined.”
4). “Youth who drank alcohol were 50 times more likely to use cocaine, and those who smoked tobacco cigarettes were 19 times as likely to use cocaine.”

Another site that supports me: http://www.wbir.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=22661

Few quotes from it:

1). “Local experts say alcohol is a gateway to other drugs, as well as risky behavior.”
2).  "Kids start with alcohol and it leads to other substances, including all those substances that nobody wants to talk about."

One more site for support:  http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/InMyOpi...roach.html

Quotes from it:
1).  “Alcohol is the dirtiest drug we have. It permeates and damages all tissue. No other drug can cause the same degree of harm that it does.”
2).  “Alcohol is a gateway drug leading people into illicit drug use.”
3).  “The supposed "proof" provided is that most people who are involved with illicit drugs drank alcohol initially.”