News tagged with gambling addiction
Going for broke
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Natasha Schull recalls how in the late 1990s she began observing people in Las Vegas transfixed for hours at video poker and slot machines. What, she wondered, kept them glued to machines ...
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Drug commonly used for alcoholism curbs urges of pathological gamblers
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 13, 2008 |
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A drug commonly used to treat alcohol addiction has a similar effect on pathological gamblers – it curbs the urge to gamble and participate in gambling-related behavior, according to a new research at the University of Minnesota.
A new addiction: Internet junkies
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 08, 2008 |
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While compulsive gambling is only beginning to be addressed by mental health professionals, they must now face a new affliction: Internet addiction.
Internet addiction more serious than OCD
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 20, 2007 |
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Internet addiction should be grouped with extreme addictive disorders such as gambling, sex addiction and kleptomania, an Israeli psychiatrist said.
Not knowing when to fold 'em
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Parolees with a gambling habit may resort to criminal activities and substance abuse when they are released from prison if there are few community supports to help them re-integrate, a new ...
US appeals court nixes Internet gambling challenge
Sep 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A U.S. appeals court has upheld an Internet gambling ban in a challenge filed by an association of off-shore bookies.
Bill to allow online gambling heading for US Congress
May 05, 2009 |
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A US congressman announced plans Tuesday to introduce legislation that would allow online gambling in the United States.
Winning responses to near-misses: Research provides insight into compulsive gambling
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Why do people gamble if they know that the house always wins? Researchers at the University of Cambridge argue that near-misses, where the gambler narrowly misses out on the jackpot, may provide part of the answer.
Families suffer from problem gambling
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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Many people perceive gambling to be a harmless recreational activity. However, it is estimated that six to eight million people in the United States personally suffer from a gambling related problem. This problem seems to ...
Scientist redefines 'Internet addiction' and sets new standards for treatment
Aug 17, 2007 |
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Is your first craving in the morning for your computer mouse? Do you obsessively check email in the middle of the night?
Addiction: Insights from Parkinson's disease
Feb 25, 2009 |
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A new comprehensive review by researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), McGill University and the University of Cambridge, England provides vital insights into the neurological basis of addiction by investigating ...
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