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By: True Or False... 1 Out Of 100 ER Visits Are For Gambling Problems | PokerMoments

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:46:52 +0000

[...] recent study out of Canada looked at visits by problem gamblers (PG) to an emergency room near Quebecâ€™s largest casino.Â Interesting [...]

By: You’re Addicted To Gambling - Now What? Part I: Stats On Addiction | PokerMoments

Sat, 26 May 2007 15:07:57 +0000

[...] (See also this previous post about PG (pathological gambling.) [...]

By: Are Oats And Hay The Newest Treatment For Gambling Addiction? (With An Occasional Carrot, If You Put Down Those Playing Cards) | PokerMoments

Mon, 14 May 2007 23:38:55 +0000

[...] And just like those who bet on horse races, you poker players sometimes succumb to pathological gambling.Â But we won’t shoot you for your disability – and there may even be hope for you – with a medication. [...]

By: PokerMoments » Is Your Gambling Actually Due to the New Medication You’re Taking??

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:50:20 +0000

[...] A doctor at the Mayo Clinic who treatsÂ patients with Parkinson’s began to notice that some of her patients were reporting that they’d suddenly developed gambling problems.Â And many of these patients reported not just $1 or 2 here and there, but true pathological gambling – real problems with their gambling.Â And most interesting… most of these patients had never gambled before. [...]