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GATEWAY DRUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gateway drug mean?
• GATEWAY DRUG (noun)
The noun GATEWAY DRUG has 1 sense:
1. a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs
Familiarity information: GATEWAY DRUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people
Hypernyms ("gateway drug" is a kind of...):
drug of abuse; street drug (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)
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