gateway drug
Noun
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A habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs (synset 103433481)
"one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people"is a type 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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