Over the weekend, a clip from C-SPAN of Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Savannah) was posted to Twitter, gathering over a million views. In it, Carter makes an impassioned speech against a recent House bill ...

A vast majority of American adults say they have consumed alcohol at some point — yet experts warn that alcoholic beverages could be a "gateway drug" to more harmful substances. More than 84% of ...

Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with the “gateway drug” theory, which suggests the use of ...

Let me ask you a simple question. Do you believe marijuana use is harmful? You may say “no, marijuana is a 'soft' drug and doesn’t do any harm.” Or, perhaps you say “yes, because people who use ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There’s a heated debate across the nation over the legalization of marijuana as more and more states vote to make the drug legal.

New research has found that daily users of crystal methamphetamine who turned to cannabis to manage their cravings used the stimulant drug less, especially female users. The findings suggest a new ...

Since the 1970s, countless experts and the US government have sold the public a simple explanation for drug addiction, now clinically called substance abuse disorder: the myth of the gateway drug. The ...

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With recreational marijuana becoming legal in New York, a controversial debate has sparked among doctors and advocates over whether it inspires users to try harder drugs. There is a theory that ...