2023
DOI: 10.2196/preprints.54433
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Examining the Gateway Hypothesis and Mapping Substance Use Pathways on Social Media: Machine Learning Approach (Preprint)

Yunhao Yuan,
Erin Kasson,
Jordan Taylor
et al.

Abstract: BACKGROUND Substance misuse presents significant global public health challenges. Understanding transitions between substance types and the timing of shifts to polysubstance use is vital for targeted prevention, harm reduction, and recovery strategies. The longstanding gateway hypothesis suggests high-risk substance use is preceded by lower-risk substance use. However, the source of this correlation is hotly contested. While some claim that low-risk substance use causes subsequent, risk… Show more

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