Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment

Published March 7, 2013

Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment – www.gamblinghelper.com Pathological gamblers are addicted to action, not money. Many pathological gamblers will gamble to lose in the desperation phase of their addiction, because it is the action they seek, not the money. For a gambler, being in action is similar to being high on cocaine for the person addicted to cocaine. Both describe their “drug of choice” as seductive and ultimately destructive. http

Gambling addicts should be given same treatment as alcoholics

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The report found that one in six respondents who had sought help for alcohol misuse admitted that they had experienced problems with gambling while 94% agreed that addiction treatment services should consider providing treatment for gambling addiction.
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State Senate panel endorses bill to allow a NH casino

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The revenue from the casino would go to fund higher education, transportation infrastructure, North Country economic development and gambling-addiction treatment, among other projects. The bill was amended twice by the committee yesterday. One was a …
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