This week, as part of our Special Series on Addiction and Social Media, The WAGER reviews a study by Anu Sirola and her colleagues uncovering the relationship between daily participation in online gambling communities and problem gambling and whether the level of loneliness affects this association. Read more →
The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report (The WAGER)
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(9) - 7-day exclusion from online gambling: A quick fix for at-risk gamblers?
The WAGER, Vol. 24(9) - 7-day exclusion from online gambling: A quick fix for at-risk gamblers? Read more →
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(8) - Turning to gambling to alleviate work stress: The role of burnout and emotion dysregulation in this relationship
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Catherine So-kum Tang and her colleagues that examined how two psychological factors, burnout at work and emotion dysregulation (i.e., difficulty in regulating one’s emotions), might impact the relationship between work stress and problem gambling. Read more →
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(7) - From Fortnite to slots: Do problem video gaming behaviors predict future problem gambling behaviors?
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Helge Molde and colleagues that examined whether problem video gaming behaviors predict future problem gambling behaviors. Read more →
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(6) - Differences in stigma across levels of gambling behavior
This week, as part of our Special Series on Stigma and Addiction, The WAGER reviews a study by Billy A. Palmer and colleagues on the stigmatization of people with gambling disorder. Read more →
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(5) – Gambling risk and losses disguised as wins
This week, The WAGER reviews an experimental study by Candice Graydon and colleagues that examined how high-risk, low-risk and non-problem gamblers respond when they lose money on slot machines. Read more →
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(4) - How do gambling patterns of poker players change over time?
This week, as part of our special series on Gambling Disorder, The WAGER reviews a study by Magali Dufour and colleagues that examined problem gambling, mental health, and risky behaviors in poker players over three years. Read more →
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(3) - Major life events and the natural course of gambling severity
Today, we review a study by Alexandra Godinho and colleagues that explored how significant life events impact such gambling trajectories over time. Read more →
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(2) - Gambling Disorder and Compulsive Buying: How do they compare?
This week, The WAGER reviews a study that compared women experiencing compulsive buying to women with gambling disorder. Read more →
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(1): Electric stimulation improves decision-making in people experiencing Gambling Disorder
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Ahmet Zihni Soyata and colleagues that examined if transcranial direct current stimulation can heighten executive functions in people with gambling disorder. Read more →
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Getting soberEditor's Note: Today's op-ed comes from a woman who describes her experiences with addiction, trauma, coming out, and a supportive same-sex relationship. We thank her for generously sharing her story with our readers. We hope that readers with the same kinds of experiences will feel less alone after reading this piece. This piece includes explicit descriptions of sexual violence, as well as drug use and its psychoactive effects, and readers who might struggle with cravings, especially for opioids or stimulants, should use their best judgement in reading this story. The 2018 Special Series on Addiction in the LGBTQ Community is...
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Gloria's StoryEditor’s Note: Today’s op-ed comes from a woman named Gloria who describes her experiences with gambling disorder. We thank Gloria for sharing her story with BASIS readers, because we believe that stories such as hers help raise awareness, reduce stigma, and, ultimately, improve lives. This op-ed is part of our Special Series on Gambling Disorder. My name is Gloria. I am 71 years old, a wife, a mother, a grandmother and I have a major gambling problem. Nine years ago my life fell apart. I got in trouble because of my gambling. When it all came out, my family was...
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Challenging addiction treatment: The intersection of policy, practice, & scienceEditor’s Note: Anjali Talcherkar authored this op-ed while completing the Division on Addiction’s Summer Research Mentorship. Anjali is working on a PhD in Mind Body Medicine and Integrative Mental Health from Saybrook University. You can learn more about her here. For more on Anjali Talcherkar's story, look for her soon-to-be-published book. Every year, about 27 million people worldwide misuse illicit drugs in a manner that puts them at risk for adverse health problems and even death. Too often we hear reports of famous people who suffer and die from substance misuse. On the local level, addiction can rip apart communities...