Problem Gambling Radio Campaign: Help for Gambling Addiction

Published March 2, 2013

Problem Gambling Radio Campaign: Help For Gambling Addiction – No one could tell I had a problem. But in end I lost more than money. I lost myself, I lied, lost my job and hurt everyone who cared about me. If the funds become something that’s hurting you or your family, get help. Find gambling addiction information and other resources on the prevention, intervention, & treatment for problem and pathological gamblers, their families, and communities at problemgambling.ca.gov or call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Gambling addicts should be given same treatment as alcoholics

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The report found that one in six respondents who had sought help for alcohol misuse admitted that they had experienced problems with gambling while 94% agreed that addiction treatment services should consider providing treatment for gambling addiction.
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Former public trustee blames gambling addiction for defrauding dead man's estate

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EDMONTON – A former public trustee was sentenced Friday to 16 months in jail after pleading guilty to a fraud that cost the Alberta government and a dead man's estate more than $ 295,000. Ned Ephraim Frohlich, 58, blamed his depression and a gambling …
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What Happens in Vegas Can Actually Be a Big Problem

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Now bankrupt, O'Connor has made a deal with San Diego prosecutors to repay the stolen funds and undergo treatment for her gambling addiction. "It was like electronic heroin," she told CBS News' Bill Whitaker. "You know, the more you did, the more you …
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