Jackpot Junkies: Gambling cult & addiction in debt-ridden Italy – Italy’s got a gambling problem – the number of people getting addicted to scratch cards and lotteries there is booming. And it’s the deeply-struggling econom…

 

Addiction expert weighs in on Mayor Bob Filner's therapy plan

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The executive director of Alternatives Addiction Treatment in Beverly Hills, Jaffe runs an intensive outpatient therapy program for people suffering from substance-abuse addiction and process addiction, which includes addiction to sex, food and gambling.
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There's A Reason Why Candy Crush Saga Is Hurting Your Bank Account

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"I believe that the responsibility to control spending on any product or service lies with the consumer, unless there is some scientifically proven link to addiction as is the case with products and services like alcohol and gambling," Cousins told …
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People who defied the odds will inspire you

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He became a gambling addict and it took him to dark places with dodgy people. After facing financial ruin and family trauma, he kicked "the punt" and became the face of campaigns against problem gambling. But Schwarz nursed a blacker story than his …
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Crossing Lines RECAP 7/28/13: Episode 7 “The Animals”

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Sebastian is an addicted gambler who used a gratuity from a kidnap victim's parents to pay one night of debts. Tommy is an alcoholic who seems to have a mercenary sniper as a brother that he's lying to law enforcement about and Hickman is a junkie.
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