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Gambling Addiction

Posted on July 10th, 2006 by Marsha James in Gambling, Gambling Addiction

Recently I met someone who I was shocked to learn had gone through gambling addictions. This person was only 17 years old and this started when they were just 14. With the help of the internet, kids as young as 12 and sometimes younger are falling into addictions even with video games. As a parent [...]

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A survey of Nebraska students showed that most are gambling even at the ages of 10 and under. This increased from the last study done in 2003 and officials believes that it is a factor of a few different reasons such as: Poker on television The glamorization of poker Easy access to gambling online Experts [...]

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I guess it makes sense, what with the easy availability of gambling opportunities in Nevada, but I was nonetheless surprised to learn that Nevada’s rate of gambling addiction is more than three times the national average. Seven percent of the residents of Nevada have gambling problems, and there are too few centers to help them. [...]

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There has been some recent research to show that some people receiving dopamine agonists in the treatment for Parkinson’s disease develop addictive personalities, most notably to gambling but also to eating, drinking, and sex. Those that were on the drug and had these compulsions stopped all compusions within 4 months of ending the drug treatment. [...]

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I realize that I write on this blog, so calling certain google ads into doubt might be shooting myself in the foot, but a link came up for “How to Cheat the Casinos” and I started snorting and giggling so I had to look. All they require is an email address, and for free, out [...]

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