2011 Oregon Problem Gambling Awareness – Top Posters – Lane County – The top three posters featured here will be part of a special 2012 problem gambling awareness calendar, which will be distributed across Oregon by the Oregon Health Authority. Other award-winning posters will be featured online and educational materials. For more information, visit www.preventionlane.org

 

85 percent of elders abused in Maine never report it

Filed under: problem gambling awareness

Assistant Attorney General Leanne Robbin, who called the case an example of financial exploitation of the elderly, said Purcell methodically frittered away her mother's money, using it to pay for credit card bills, a Florida vacation and gambling at …
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Websites Sell Burmese Brides to Chinese Bachelors

Filed under: problem gambling awareness

Some websites will only sell to men who meet certain requirements. On “Burmese Bride Matching,” for example, customers must be “single, honest and good tempered,” with “no natural prejudices” or bad habits such as gambling. … In 2009, the Chinese …
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My gambling addiction epiphany

Filed under: problem gambling awareness

In fact, as I entered into that important phase of accepting that there's something catastrophically wrong with me, my problem worsened. And I think I … So let the fairytale bring you to the awareness that you are in trouble, then start getting …
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