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1 results foundAuthor: Noel, Wm. Title: Is Cannabis a Gateway Drug? Key Findings and Literature Review Summary: The gateway hypothesis contends that using cannabis causes an individual to progress to using harder illicit drugs such as cocaine or heroin. FRD reviewed the existing corpus of literature on this hypothesis to evaluate the integrity of the scientific and statistical evidence used to conclude whether cannabis does indeed serve as a gateway drug. Given the complexity of both substance abuse and statistics, as well as the specific terminology involved, a short primer precedes the main text of the report. This section outlines the overall structure of the report and defines the key statistical concepts that were used to examine the relationship between one’s use of cannabis and other illicit drugs. Structure This report provides an analysis of 23 peer-reviewed research studies, including both human and animal-based studies, on cannabis use and its association with the subsequent use of other illicit drugs. It details the methodological rigor of these studies (i.e., how they were conducted) to evaluate the statistical reliability of their findings. The structure of the report includes the following sections: - A high-level summary of FRD's findings - A short history of the gateway hypothesis and U.S. drug laws - An explanation/evaluation of association and causation - FRD's key findings from the literature review . - Profiles for 16 human-based studies - Profiles for 7 animal-based studies The main text provides readers with a high-level summary of FRD's analysis, as well as general background information on the history of the gateway hypothesis and addictive drug laws in the United States. There is also an overview on association and causation, the two key measures that were considered for this report. This section provides real-world examples of the terms, as well as guidance on evaluating them in statistical research. After the key findings and conclusion, appendices detail the process through which FRD identified the relevant studies, along with how that relevancy was determined. Details: Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, 2018. 96p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed July 17, 2019 at: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252950.pdf Year: 2018 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/252950.pdf Shelf Number: 156900 Keywords: Cannabis Gateway HypothesisMarijuana |