Historique
Article de Périodique
Ready for retirement: The gateway drug hypothesis (2015)
Auteur(s) :
KLEINIG, J.
Année
2015
Page(s) :
971-975
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Thésaurus mots-clés
THEORIE DE L'ESCALADE
;
POLITIQUE
;
CANNABIS
;
PRODUIT LICITE
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
Résumé :
The psycho-social observation that the use of some psychoactive substances ("drugs") is often followed by the use of other and more problematic drugs has given rise to a cluster of so-called "gateway drug hypotheses," and such hypotheses have often played an important role in developing drug use policy. The current essay suggests that drug use policies that have drawn on versions of the hypothesis have involved an unjustified oversimplification of the dynamics of drug use, reflecting the interests of certain stakeholders rather than wise social policy. The hypothesis should be retired.
Affiliation :
Department of Criminal Justice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, USA