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 →
The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report (The WAGER)
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
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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Tuesday, December 04, 2018
The WAGER, Vol. 23(12) - Slots and forethought: Examining impulsivity in problem slot machine gambling
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Núria Aragay and colleagues that explored different levels of impulsivity in people with slot machine gambling disorder. Read more →
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Tuesday, November 06, 2018
The WAGER, Vol. 23(11) - Do people with severe gambling-related problems recover on their own?
This week, as part of our Special Series on Self-Directed Recovery, The WAGER reviews a study by Vladyslav Kushnir and colleagues that explores how changes in severity of gambling-related problems and gambling behaviors over time relate to self-directed change. Read more →
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Tuesday, October 09, 2018
The WAGER, Vol. 23(10) - Gambling disorder and mental health disorders
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Ryan Nicholson and colleagues that explores how DSM changes relate to GD and mental health disorders. 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...