Gambling
The Prevention Researcher, Volume 6, Number 1, 1999, Item# 61
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The estimated rate of adult compulsive and problem gamblers in the U.S. is approximately 2-5%. However for teens, the estimated rate is more than double with 6-12% of 13-17 year old youth having serious gambling problems.
The 1999 Winter issue of The Prevention Researcher focuses on this growing problem among adolescents.
Articles in this issue:
Adolescent and Adult Sports Card Collectors
By James M. Schaefer, Ph.D. & Mikal J. Aasved, Ph.D.
Adolescent Gambling and Substance Use: The View from Texas
By Lynn Wallisch, Ph.D.
Adolescent Gambling in Minnesota
By Ken C. Winters, Ph.D. & Randy D. Stinchfield, Ph.D.
Gambling Behaviors of American Indian and Non-Indian Adolescents
By Darryl Zitzow, Ph.D.
Gambling in the Family: The Hidden Addiction
By Douglas A. Abbott, Ph.D.
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