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DEFINITIONS OF GAMBLING ADDICTION
- American Medical Association
- Resolution No. 430 WARNING: GAMBLING CAN BECOME
COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR - Missouri Department of Mental Health
- Each problem gambler negatively impacts 10 to 17 people
around them, including family, employer, co-workers, and government. - Valerie C. Lorenz; Ph.D., LCPC
- One of the nation’s foremost authorities on compulsive gambling.
- Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey
- Compulsive gambling is a MAJOR health problem across America
- National Council on Problem Gambling
- The Mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling is to
increase
public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread
availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to
encourage research and programs for prevention and education. - Responsible Gambling Council
- Canada’s first non-profit responsible gambling organization.
- Arnie Wexler
- Certified compulsive Gambling counselor (CCGC)
- QUICK OVERVIEW
- "Pathological gambling is one of the fastest growing
mental health problems in the western world."
- Gambling Addiction Rates
- An estimated 11.4 percent of Detroit residents and 4.5 percent of
Michigan adults view themselves as "lifetime compulsive gamblers." - 60% of those addicted to gambling will commit crimes.
- Summary of Children's Facts and Stats
- We have an Epidemic
- Children Die
- Further confirmation of the negative impacts of gambling to society
- Exhaustive Children's Facts and Stats
- 4% of our Children are Addicted to Gambling
- Children at Risk
- Children are Innocent Victims of Gambling Addiction
- More About Children
- Average age of children's first gambling experience is 11,
more children gamble than use drugs or alcohol.
GAMBLING ADDICTION DESTROYING FAMILIES
Overview of Facts and Stats