This week, as part of our Special Series on Community Approaches to Addiction, the WAGER reviews an article by Sara Guilcher and her colleagues that used concept mapping to assess what resources and support treatment providers need in order to make screening for problem gambling regular practice. Read more →
The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report (The WAGER)
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The WAGER, Vol. 25(2) - From recreational gambler to Gambling Disorder: Understanding the Pathways Model of problem gambling
This week, The WAGER reviews recent research on the Pathways Model of Problem Gambling, originally proposed by Blaszczynski & Nower in 2002, that describes the progression from first gamble to problem gambling based on different predisposing variables. Read more →
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
The WAGER, Vol. 25(1) – Can graphics promote informed choice in scratch card gambling?
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Alexander C. Walker and colleagues that investigated how varying the presentation format of statistical information influences scratch card gambling-related judgements. Read more →
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Monday, December 30, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(14) - Loot boxes in video games: A new level of gambling
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Wen Li, Devin Mills, and Lia Nower that investigated whether loot box purchasing is associated with problematic video gaming and gambling. Read more →
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Tuesday, December 03, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(13) - Casino gambling vs. eSport gambling: Is stigma the same?
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Samuel Peter and colleagues about social stigmatization of people experiencing problems with eSports gambling, an increasingly popular gambling form in which players bet on the outcomes of video game tournaments. Read more →
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Tuesday, November 05, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(12) - What are the most important risk factors that predict gambling problems?
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Matthew Browne and colleagues from 2019 that examined how 25 potential individual and social risk factors predict gambling-related harm within a sample of regular gamblers. Read more →
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Tuesday, October 08, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(11) - Can't stop, won't stop: The role of impulsivity in gambling disorder
We often assume that individuals with Gambling Disorder have trouble regulating their impulsive behavior. However, impulsivity is a multi-faceted skill, and we don’t know what specific parts of impulsivity might be impaired in Gambling Disorder or whether these impairments extend to people who struggle to manage their gambling but don’t meet diagnostic criteria for Gambling Disorder (i.e., people with problem gambling). This week, The WAGER reviews a meta-analysis by Konstantinos Ioannidis and colleagues investigating the relationship between various domains of impulsivity and Gambling Disorder. What was the research question? Are Gambling Disorder and problem gambling related to dysfunctions in the... Read more →
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
The WAGER, Vol. 24(10) - The Facebook of gambling: Whom do online gambling communities attract?
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 →
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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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Special Topics in Addiction and the Humanities: From scare tactics to realism: Different approaches to the portrayal of methamphetamineEditor's Note: This special edition of Addiction and the Humanities was written by Julia Wise, who conducted an independent research project with the Division on Addiction during the summer of 2012. Crystal Meth is a unique drug that affects users unlike any other substance. A first example is methamphetamine’s effects on the brain; long-term use can result in psychotic symptoms. Some people suffer from these symptoms even after they stop using (Kelly, 2005). A second way that crystal meth is distinct is the way it is produced. Rather than being derived originally from a plant, meth is produced chemically from...
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Special Topics in Addiction and the Humanities: Music Therapy for Chemically Dependent YouthEditor’s Note: The Division on Addiction has recently begun a partnership with the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations, a residential chemical dependency treatment center for adolescents located in Spokane, WA. The Healing Lodge provides innovative treatment to both Native and non-Native youth that incorporates Native American culture in the healing process. One of the Healing Lodge's most recent treatment innovations is Abstract Music, a program that encourages residents to express their thoughts and feelings through music. In 2011, that program won the "Innovative Program of Year” award from the Washington State Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery and an...
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Addiction & the Humanities, Vol. 8(10) - The Main Event: ESPN covers recovery and redemptionOn October 31, 24-year old Greg Merson won the Main Event of the 2012 World Series of Poker. As a part of their coverage of the biggest live poker tournament in the world (6598 entrants, 7 days of play during the summer, two days of play during October), ESPN and other poker media covered his struggles with addiction, from his past with marijuana and cocaine to his current efforts and strategies for staying clean. Today's Addiction & the Humanities explores this coverage. ESPN’s coverage of Days 1 through 7 During the summer, teams at ESPN edited hours of footage from...