It is strongly believed by many people that alcohol is a gateway drug. It is said to be the first drug that is usually used by minors before they move on to more harmful drugs. If this is true, then it is a very serious problem because of all the teens that do in fact drink. It puts them at a very high risk of being exposed to more powerful drugs and messing up their lives.
The reason that alcohol is considered a gateway drug is because it is usually the most available. Because it is legal to own, most teens have some type of alcoholic beverages in their house that is their parents. They can be exposed to it at a very young age. When they do begin to start drinking, which is usually around high school, they don't really see it as something that is all that bad. This could lead them to think that other drugs aren't as bad so they may begin to experiment with those drugs as well. This can lead down a very bad road that many never come off of.
But is alcohol really a gateway drug, or are there other factors that contribute more to "harder" drug use. Alcohol is different from any other drug in that if you drink it responsibly, you won't do any damage to your body. For this reason, I do not believe that it could be put into the category of a gateway drug.
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Zack: Your hyperlink is directed to the Gale Group search site and not a specific article. Did you intend it to point to an article about alcohol being a gateway drug? You do a nice job discussing the issue in this post, just remember to include proper hyperlinks.
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