Happy Rats… No Addiction
Following up my recent post (7/26) about Denizet-Lewis’ NY Times Magazine article on scientific research and addiction… he reports on 2 more interesting studies… First, the “happy rat” study… The conventional wisdom is that addictive drugs are addictive – start and it’s a downhill slide. One way drugs are tested for addictiveness is to give [...]
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Posted on August 2, 2006 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Culture, Poker
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Still Puzzled About What ADDICTION Is?
In response to my post yesterday about medication eventually helping people with addictions, Suber questioned what exactly addiction is. My reply… Addictive behavior can be looked at in many ways. Taking Suber’s example of obesity, there may be a problem with motivation (not exercising), decision making (eating more, despite health problems), pleasure seeking (not being satisfied with healthy [...]
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Posted on July 27, 2006 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Culture, Poker
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A Little Pill and You’re a Casual Online Poker-Player Again???
Will a little pill someday take care of your poker addiction? Researchers are trying to make that possibility come true. “Addiction, whether to alcohol, drugs, or gambling, is a disorder of motivation, decision making, pleasure seeking, inhibitory control, and the way we learn and consolidate information and experiences,” says NY Times Magazine writer B. Denizet-Lewis [...]
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Posted on July 26, 2006 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Culture, Poker
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Smart reply against banning online poker
Isn’t it interesting that once something is in your head, you start to see references everywhere! Well, I don’t play poker, but am a “poker widow,” so I’m now somewhat alert to references to poker. I, myself, have no particular thoughts about if online poker should be banned or not. However, remember the story about the college [...]
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Posted on July 22, 2006 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Culture, Online Poker, Poker
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Can You Tell If You’ll Become Addicted?
News out of Washington University in St. Louis about a recent topic here on PokerMoments… addiction to gambling. First some numbers…. 80% plus of people gamble, while 1.8% have a disorder of pathological gambling. I’ve previously written about symptoms of mild gambling addiction. More serious addiction includes a preoccupation with betting, gambling more often or with larger bets, and chasing [...]
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Posted on July 10, 2006 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Culture, Poker
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I Love Poker
Many people claim that they love playing poker – and it is a preference that I have no problem with. Poker may probably be one of the most cerebral and most challenging card games in existence and definitely the most exciting game in a casino or online gambling site. I also love playing poker and [...]
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Posted on June 28, 2006 by Nigel | Filed Under Addiction, Online Poker, Poker
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Pssst….Wanna Buy Some Poker Chips???
Well, you might not be out standing on the street corner, trying to score some poker chips, but are you addicted to poker??? You might quickly deny that – but that’s a sign of addiction! As a poker widow and a psychiatrist who does some work with patients with addiction, here’s some clues you might [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2006 by sparky | Filed Under Addiction, Poker
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