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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 19.
Published in final edited form as: J Drug Issues. 2010 Oct;40(4):901–924. doi: 10.1177/002204261004000407

Table 5.

Gateway Relations between (A) Cigarettes and Marijuana, (B) Alcohol and Marijuana, and (C) Alcohol and Cigarettes

Panel A: Cigarettes and Marijuana
Marijuana use at time 2

Yes No
Cigarettes at time 1 Yes 0.025 0.125 OR= 1.91
No 0.061 0.581
Panel B: Alcohol and Marijuana
Marijuana use at time 2

Yes No
Alcohol at time 1 Yes 0.033 0.182 OR= 1.75
No 0.054 0.524
Alcohol use at time 2

Yes No
Marijuana at time 1 Yes 0.014 0.058 OR= 0.58
No 0.236 0.557
Panel C: Alcohol and Smoking
Smoking at time 2

Yes No
Alcohol at time 1 Yes 0.100 0.145 OR= 1.22
No 0.229 0.421
Alcohol use at time 2

Yes No
Smokitig at time 1 Yes 0.034 0.176 OR= 0.41
No 0.209 0.443

Increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not marijuana users at time 1), the risk for using marijuana at time 2 was 1.91 times higher among those exposed to cigarettes at time 1 (.168) when compared to the unexposed population (.095).

Increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not marijuana users at time 1), the risk for using marijuana at time 2 was 1.75 times higher among those exposed to alcohol (.152) at time 1 when compared to the unexposed population (.10).

Not increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not alcohol users at time 1). the risk for using alcohol at time 2 was higher among non-marijuana users (.30) when compared with marijuana users at time I (.20).

Not increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not cigarette users at time I), the risk for using cigarettes at time 2 was higher among alcohol users (.40) when compared with non-alcohol users at time 1 (.37).

Not increased risk; Among population at risk (those who were not alcohol users at time 1), the risk for using alcohol at time 2 was higher among non-smokers (.33) when compared with smokers at time 1 (.16).