The Belief That Tobacco Is a "Gateway Drug" Is Consistent

question 124

Multiple Choice

The belief that tobacco is a "gateway drug" is consistent with

• A)the idea that tobacco and marijuana are substitutes.
• B)the idea that an increase in income causes a decrease in the demand for tobacco and an increase in the demand for marijuana.
• C)the idea that lower cigarette prices are associated with less use of marijuana.
• D)most of the available evidence.

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