Gambling Behaviors of American Indian and Non-Indian Adolescents

By Darryl Zitzow, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 1, 1999, Pages 10-12

Abstract:

Dr. Zitzow examined the rate of youth gambling on a northern plains American Indian reservation. His study found significant differences in pathological gambling between non-Indian and Indian youth.

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Gambling

The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 1, 1999

The estimated rate for compulsive and problem gambling among U.S. teens was 6-12% in 1999. Gambling is a serious, and often hidden problem among youth.

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