"gateway drug" in Chinese (Simplified)

入门药物入门毒品

Definition

一种物质，通常指烟草、酒精或大麻，被认为可能会增加人们以后尝试更危险毒品的可能性。

多用于公共卫生、成瘾等话题。这个说法有争议，并非所有专家都认同“gateway drug”必然导致更危险毒品的使用。常见于媒体和政策讨论。

Many people consider marijuana a gateway drug.

许多人认为大麻是一种**入门药物**。

Alcohol is sometimes described as a gateway drug.

有时酒精被称为**入门药物**。

Some people worry that smoking is a gateway drug to harder substances.

有些人担心吸烟是通向更危险毒品的**入门药物**。

Parents often worry that trying a so-called gateway drug will lead their kids down a dangerous path.

父母常常担心尝试所谓的**入门药物**会让孩子走上危险的道路。

Honestly, I don't believe vaping is a real gateway drug for most teens.

说实话，我不觉得电子烟对大多数青少年来说是真正的**入门药物**。

There's still a lot of debate about what counts as a gateway drug and whether the idea even makes sense.

关于什么算是**入门药物**以及这个说法是否合理，仍有很多争议。