“With African-Americans and other minority groups having both problem and pathological gambling rates that are 2-3 times higher than Caucasian gamblers, accurate diagnosis is essential to treat ...

Gambling addiction, often referred to as compulsive gambling or gambling disorder, is a serious condition that can devastate not only the individual’s finances but also their relationships and overall ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois lawmakers are working to classify compulsive gambling as a substance abuse disorder with a bill in the state capitol. If gambling disorder is categorized under the ...

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and in the middle of televised sports. As this new wave of gambling addiction ...

At a time when there are diminishing resources for people to get help treating compulsive gambling disorders amid continued growth in the gaming industry statewide, some academics and problem gamblers ...

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. In the wake of 9/11 on an American military base in South Korea, then-Army Staff Sergeant Dave Yeager sat down at a slot machine operated by the Defense ...

Gambling addiction is a disorder that affects about 1-3% of all adults nationwide, according to Psychology Today. WalletHub looked into how much the compulsive medical condition impacts people in each ...

Compulsive gambling is characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to gamble despite heavy monetary losses and disruption of one's personal, family, and vocational pursuits. Approximately 85 ...

New research shows it can tame other addictive behaviour that uses the same pathway,” says Dr Astik Joshi, psychiatrist at Fortis Hospital, Delhi. Excerpts: Naltrexone has been approved for the ...