I did an independant study of gateway drugs that lead to heroin use. There is the tendancy to make the connection that marijuana users are more likely to use heroin based on the fact that ~85% of heroin users had used marijuana prior to trying heroin, a staggering number! However, our research showed an even more powerful influence; As it turns out, ~97% of heroin users had previously enjoyed Coca-cola products. How did the original study overlook this fact? It was shocking, and changed the way we looked at drug abusers. Coca-cola is the biggest known gateway drug currently, and I would advise anyone without the willpower to resist, to stop enjoying this beverage entirely before you enter the downward spiral that is hardcore drug abuse. You have been warned.
ah, thanks. I always use potatoes instead of coca-cola. Your version is much better! thanks, will use!
Except you would need to normalize it against the entire population. When you do that, the 97% Coca-cola usage is not as large of a deviation from the norm as the 85% marijuana usage.
That said, the idea that marijuana use leads to heroin is absurd. What you really need to look at is how many marijuana users begin using heroin. However, because of its legal status it is next to impossible to properly study the population of marijuana users.
