All gates lead to smoking: The ‘gateway theory’, e-cigarettes and the remaking of nicotine
Abstract
The idea that drug use in ‘softer’ forms leads to ‘harder’ drug use lies at the heart of the gateway theory, one of the most influential models of drug use of the twentieth century. Although hotly contested, the notion of the ‘gateway drug’ continues to rear its head in discussions of drug use—most recently in the context of electronic cigarettes. Based on a critical reading of a range of texts, including scholarly literature and media reports,...
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Title
All gates lead to smoking: The ‘gateway theory’, e-cigarettes and the remaking of nicotine
Published Date
Oct 1, 2014
Journal
Volume
119
Pages
45 - 52
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