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We know the problem-gambler gets into trouble. But how does his (it’s usually a man) behavior affect everyone around him? Research is beginning to show that pathological gambling contributes to chaos and dysfunction in families, affecting spouses and partners, kids, parents, siblings,…
I’m not a lawyer, nor a poker player, and don’t even have much interest in these topics. So I figured I would sooner win the World Series of Poker than enjoy Lawyer’s Poker: 52 Lessons that Lawyers Can Learn from Card Players…
Heart attack? Gun shot wound? Appendicitis? You’ll probably hurry on down to your local emergency room. But how about for gambling? A recent study out of Canada looked at visits by problem gamblers (PG) to an emergency room near Quebec’s largest casino. Interesting…
You sit, sit, sit, while you play poker, and your ass spreads, spreads, spreads, right? Well here’s how one university (which shall remain nameless) has solved this problem… ANNUAL POKER WALK The event is in honor of National Employee Health & Fitness…
Today is the last post in our 3-part series on pathological gambling (PG). (Here are Post #1 and #2). Today we’ll look at Medication Treatment for PG. 3 classes of medication have been found to help PG. Opioid Antagonists These medications, like…
This is the 2nd post in our 3-part series on pathological gambling (PG). (Here’s Post #1.) Today we’ll look at the treatment for gambling. Treatment is divided into psychological treatment and medication treatment. One of the most important interventions before treating the actual…
This is the 1st post in a 3-part series on pathological gambling. And what’s that, you ask?? Pathological gambling is gambling addiction. Behaviors such as these are diagnostic: – preoccupation with gambling – inability to control gambling behavior – lying to loved…