Кстати, американские ученые таки изучили всякие наркотики, и убедились, что относительно легким наркотиком, но притом открывающим путь к тяжелым является вовсе не марихуана, как принято было считать уже лет сто.

А совсем даже наоборот, бухло:

While Barry’s study shows evidence that substance abuse behaviors can be predicted with a high degree of accuracy by examining a subject’s drug history, he believes that the persistent and misguided notion of marijuana as the primary gateway to more harmful substances went awry because its creators — who called it the “Stepping Stone Hypothesis” in the “Reefer Madness” era of the 1930s – fundamentally misread the data and failed to conduct an adequate follow-up.

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The study should give pause to anyone involved in youth drug awareness programs, as its findings suggest that making science-based alcohol education a top priority could actually turn the tide of the drug war — but only if lawmakers and leading educators decide to use that same science as a foundation for public policy and school curriculum.

“I think [these results] have to do with level of access children have to alcohol, and that alcohol is viewed as less harmful than some of these other substances,” Barry added.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/05/study-the-gateway-drug-is-alcohol-not-marijuana/


Представляю себе новую волну типично американского безумия по борьбе с алкоголем, захлестывающую весь мир вскоре после ухода войск из Афганистана. Надо же людей чем-то занять.

Короче, "водка скоро подорожает и исчезнет из продажи".