The BASIS provides a forum for the free exchange of information related to addiction, and public access to the latest scientific developments and resources in the field. Our aim is to strengthen worldwide understanding of addiction and minimize its harmful effects. The Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.
The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report (The WAGER)
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Victoria Manning and colleagues that examined mental health clinicians' attitudes and behaviors toward identifying and responding to problem gambling.
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This week, the WAGER reviews a study by Nic Rider and colleagues that examined the rates of gambling behavior and problem gambling among transgender youth.
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This week, the WAGER reviews a 2020 study by Anders Håkansson that looked into how people who continued gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic might be unique in terms of their gambling behaviors and gambling-related problems.
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This week, the WAGER reviews an article by Heather Wardle that looked at the convergence of skin gambling in video games and participation in other gambling activities, and whether these gambling activities are associated with being at risk for problem gambling.
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This week, the WAGER reviews an article by Alessia Passanisi and her colleagues that looks at how low levels of mindfulness can influence the relationship between dysfunctional personality traits and problem gambling in adolescents.
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This week, we review a study by Alex Price that examined the impacts of COVID-19 on risky gambling behaviors and motivations, mental health concerns, substance use, and financial distress among online gamblers.
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This week, WAGER reviews Stephanie Ortiz’s study on the intersectionality of masculinity and being a person of color in an online gaming community.
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This week, as part of our Special Series on Race and Addiction, The WAGER reviews an article by Kimberly Werner and colleagues that looked at the temporal relationship between gambling, alcohol, cannabis and tobacco initiation and whether this relationship differs for African American and White adolescents and young adults.
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This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Christopher Dennison and colleagues that examined whether problem gambling predicts later involvement in crime even after taking into account background characteristics that predict both gambling and crime.
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This week, The WAGER reviews Nerilee Hing and colleagues’ investigation into evidence-based safe gambling practices for those most susceptible to gambling harm.
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Video games often contain ‘adult’ content that may not be appropriate for younger players, such as gambling and alcohol, tobacco, and other substance use. Addiction & the Humanities explores the pervasiveness and portrayal of these themes within video games and discusses the implications they may have on stakeholders and consumers – including children and adolescents.
This week, Addiction & the Humanities looks at a portrayal of Gambling Disorder in Uncut Gems, a film that depicts the story of a New York City jewelry dealer who continues to gamble despite his increasing debt.
Depictions of tobacco use are on the rise in programming found on streaming platforms. This week, Addiction & the Humanities investigates smoking imagery in popular shows that attract young viewers, such as Netflix’s Stranger Things.