Gambling in the Family: The Hidden Addiction
By Douglas A. Abbott, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 1, 1999, Pages 1-3
Abstract:
Dr. Abbott gives an overview of compulsive gambling. He highlights the three phases of gambling addiction and discusses the effects of compulsive gambling on the family.
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This article can be found in the issue:
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.
This issue also featured these articles:
- • Adolescent and Adult Sports Card Collectors, Pages 8-9
- • Adolescent Gambling and Substance Use: The View from Texas, Pages 3-5
- • Adolescent Gambling in Minnesota, Pages 5-8
- • Gambling Behaviors of American Indian and Non-Indian Adolescents, Pages 10-12
- • Gambling in the Family: The Hidden Addiction, Pages 1-3
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