“Most teens roll their eyes at the idea that any drug can be a “gateway” to more serious stimulants, but new data presented Sunday at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting found that teens who smoke cigarettes are 23 times more likely to smoke marijuana compared to those who don’t use tobacco.”
“Researchers from Seattle Children’s Research Institute and the University of Washington randomly chose 315 incoming college freshmen from two universities (one in the Midwest and another in the Northwest) and asked if they smoked cigarettes or marijuana, then asked them the same question after the school year ended.”