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News & Views: Setting the record straight on the phrase ‘Gateway drug’
Posted on April 21, 2015 by Katherine Malanson | Categories: ND Unit5, Neurological Disorders | | Add comment |

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Denise Kandel coined the term, often associated with marijuana, in a research paper 40 years ago. But her work suggested nicotine, not pot, was most likely to lead to the use of harder drugs.

Read more at NPR.org.