"gateway drug" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 入門藥物
• 入門毒品

Definition

一種物質，通常指菸草、酒精或大麻，被認為會增加未來嘗試更危險毒品的可能性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於公共衛生、成癮等討論場合。此說法有爭議，不是所有專家都認為所有“gateway drug”都會導致使用更危險毒品。常出現在媒體與政策討論。

Examples

Many people consider marijuana a gateway drug.

許多人認為大麻是一種**入門藥物**。

Alcohol is sometimes described as a gateway drug.

有時酒精被稱為**入門藥物**。

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

有人擔心吸菸是通往更危險毒品的**入門藥物**。

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

父母經常擔心嘗試所謂的**入門藥物**會讓孩子走上危險的道路。

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

說實話，我不認為電子菸對大多數青少年是真正的**入門藥物**。

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

什麼算是**入門藥物**以及這個觀念是否合理，仍然有很多爭論。