Professionals Offer Advice on Addiction

Professionals Offer Advice on Addiction – The best way to find out if a loved one is struggling with addiction, be it alcoholism or drug abuse, is to ask him or her directly. If you think that someon…

Commons First Reading – Regulation of Gambling Advertising Bill

Filed under: addiction helpline

GamCare, the industry-funded helpline and help centre for those who have a problem with gambling, said recently that 60% of its calls had come from those aged between 18 and 35. The most recent evidence shows that the number of people who are in …
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One Year In, Have Casinos Increased Problem Gambling?

Filed under: addiction helpline

The number of people calling the state's problem gambling helpline went from 348 in February, 2013 to a high of 1,522 by July, 2013. … Meanwhile, addiction specialists are meeting this week in Columbus for Ohio's annual Problem Gambling Conference.
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