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Gambling addictions 'should be health issue'

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:21:20 -0700
Anti-pokies senator Nick Xenophon will argue the case for treating gambling addiction as a health issue at a public seminar in Wollongong this week.
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Gambling not always a safe bet for city

Thu, 10 May 2012 01:51:33 -0700
I think many countries and cities in many parts of the world have become victims of mental health addictions, poverty, crime and other detrimental community attributes due to addictive products being made readily available to all ages.
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Are you a gambling statistic? New 'expert summary' highlights the prevalence of problem gambling in the U.S.

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:44:10 -0700
Living within 10 miles of a casino doubles your risk of problem gambling. This is just one of the compelling statistics in the third "Expert Summary" issued by the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions.
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More Combat Veterans Are Falling Prey to Gambling Addictions

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:43:07 -0700
In 2007, having served with distinction during two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force firefighter John Brownfield Jr. took a job as a corrections officer at the maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, 40 miles south of Colorado Springs. Ten months later, pri...
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Combat Veterans Fall Prey to Gambling Addictions at an Alarming Rate

Wed, 02 May 2012 10:29:42 -0700
In 2007, having served with distinction during two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force firefighter John Brownfield Jr. took a job as a correctional officer at the maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, 40 miles south of Colorado Springs. Ten months later prison...
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Combat veterans fall prey to gambling addictions at an alarming rate — where's the military when the chips are down?

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:05:31 -0700
In 2007, having served with distinction during two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force firefighter John Brownfield Jr. took a job as a correctional officer at the maximum-security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, 40 miles south of Colorado Springs. Ten months later pri...
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S'pore residents' alcohol, gambling addiction rates revealed

Mon, 14 May 2012 07:48:47 -0700
SINGAPORE: Surveys show that alcohol addiction affects about 0.5 per cent of Singapore adult residents, while about 1.4 per cent are probable pathological gamblers.
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Czechs top global addictions index, says Bloomberg - nonsense, say health workers

Thu, 03 May 2012 08:35:11 -0700
The news agency Bloomberg has given the Czech Republic the inglorious distinction of first place on its Global Vice Index – a combined list of alcohol, drug, cigarette and gambling prevalence in 57 countries. While Czech primacy in beer consumption may be incontestable, the index also cited the country as 12th in the world in gambling, 5th in cigarette smoking and 2nd on the planet in drug use ...
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Revised Definition of Addiction Could Lead to Millions More Being Diagnosed

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:42:37 -0700
A proposed revision to the definition of addiction by mental health specialists could lead to millions of additional people receiving an addiction diagnosis, The New York Times reports. The changes could lead to big consequences for both health insurers and taxpayers, according to the newspaper.
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Need-to-know news and views for UB faculty and staff

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:20:25 -0700
UB Alert: Emergency text, e-mail messages. Sign up > Living within 10 miles of a casino doubles your risk of problem gambling. This is just one of the compelling statistics in the third “Expert Summary” issued by UB’s Research Institute on Addictions.
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