Archive for the ‘Gambling Addiction’ Category

 

Underage Gambling PSA Feb 2013 – A PSA created in partnership with the Washington State Gambling Commission and Fisher Communications/KOMO on the dangers of underage gambling.

 

Ghent Area Fire Department annual meeting, refreshments at 6:30 pm, meeting …

Filed under: national council on problem gambling

Truth Seekers meeting, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Raleigh County Public Library ADL room, discussion on national news, war, banking, etc. Call 304-542-4226 or e-mail [email protected]. Celebrate … Problem Gamblers Help Network of W.Va., call 1-800-GAMBLER help …
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Howard Shaffer Discusses Gambling Addiction – Howard Shaffer of Harvard Medical School discusses whether more availability of gambling in the United States will increase the rate of pathological gamblers.

 

Lil' Limbaugh sobers up

Filed under: gambling addiction recovery

Ah, Bill and Newt, the gambling addict and the serial philanderer; not exactly the best role models there, Jonathan. As the recovering conservative dirty trickster David Brock says, you were blinded by the right. You were seduced into believing the …
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Gambling Addiction Part 1, Medical Matters TV Show – Mary McConnel, Ph.D., and Marlene Schillinger discuss gambling addiction in detail. Hosted by David Kettlewell. Funded by Jewish Family Service of Buffalo. F…

 

The 'DSM-5': Introducing the Latest Edition of Psychiatry's Diagnostic Bible

Filed under: overcoming gambling addiction

It classifies compulsive gambling as an addiction, the first behavior to be so categorized. That could make it easier for pathological gamblers to get help, said Jeff Beck of the New Jersey Council on Compulsive Gambling and a recovering gambling addict.
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Will compulsive gamblers eventually turn to crime? – Crime, in all the addictions we’re talking about and in particular in gambling, is definitely an end point. It is definitely the default, the bottom line whe…

 

Barney Frank: On gambling, liberals prefer limits

Filed under: signs of gambling addiction

Finally, there is the view that gambling must be illegal for adults because it is not suitable for children, and because a small minority of grown-ups will become addicted to it. This is a position absolutely antithetical to a free society. It is a …
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Gambling Addiction – Joey has a gambling addiction.

 

House committee kills casino bill

Filed under: a gambling addiction

Lovejoy chaired the House study committee looking at the community impact of a casino and noted the most common cause of suicide from addiction is from gambling addiction. Lovejoy also questioned the revenue estimates being used and criticized the …
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Responsible-gambling forum addresses issues of heightened oversight

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The Addiction Hotline – http://theaddictionhotline.com/ – Choose the Right Addiction Treatment Center Today! Call Addiction Hotline 800-232-1444.

 

Your Students, Your Schools — Des Moines east/north

Filed under: gambling addiction helpline

Higday said that before the guest speaker he didn't know people actually sought treatment for gambling addictions. Ruby Van Meter … Middle Scholar students utilize technology into their presentations to help build their 21st century skills. Christ …
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Free addiction prevention program available for high school health classes

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