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gateway drug


gateway drug

noun

Definition of GATEWAY DRUG

: a drug (as alcohol or marijuana) whose use is thought to lead to the use of and dependence on a harder drug (as cocaine or heroin)
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First Known Use of GATEWAY DRUG

1982

Rhymes with GATEWAY DRUG

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