David Began Smoking Cigarettes and Drinking Alcohol When He Was

question 2

Multiple Choice

David began smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol when he was 12, then moved on to smoking marijuana when he was 14, and then began abusing cocaine by the time he was

• A) Substance trajectory
• B) Developmental pathway
• C) Gateway phenomenon
• D) Intensification process

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