Is Sports Gambling the New Cocaine? FOUL LINES – Nov. 21, 2025 - The world of professional athletes is populated by hyper-competitive people who love sports, many with plenty of disposable income. Charles Barkley, former NBA star, has openly admitted l... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetNews BoxesSuper Bowl
Psychologist Harris Stratyner Ph.D Discusses Gambling and Sports Betting ALL IN – Nov. 11, 2025 - Betting: today’s sports gamblers can bet on much more than just the winner of a game. Sports gamblers can bet — during the game — on hundreds and potentially thousands of discrete events. Any... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetNov 18 2025Super Bowl
The Sports-Betting Crisis DOUBLE DOWN – Nov. 12, 2025 - There is a growing body of research that indicates legalized sports betting has had dire consequences for Americans’ financial and mental health, particularly among young men. Profession... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingNov 18 2025Super Bowl
Young People Gambling Have Increased Suicide Risk TOO SOON TO DIE – Sept. 25, 2025 - These platforms, which promote micro-betting and rapid-fire bets on a wide range of games in real time, are fueling massive sports betting financial losses that leave young adults t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingSept 30 2025
How To Stop Problem Gambling FLUSH WITH FALSE HOPE – Sept. 15, 2025 - Gambling addictions can push people into debt and fuel mental health crises. Studies show people with such addictions are at higher risk for depression and suicide. Psychol... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingSept 23 2025
Game Addiction Likely Stems From Mental Health Issues GAMEBOY LIVES – Sept. 4, 2025 - From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight, video games have always been a lot of fun. Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingSept 16 2025video games
How To Know If You’re Embracing a Gambling Habit? VIDEO – IT CAN START YOUNG – Aug. 19, 2025 - Just last year, nearly $7 billion was wagered on sports betting in our state. January 2025 had the highest total amount wagered of any month in history at $737 million. T... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 26 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaming
Unflinching Account of Gambling Addiction ALL IN – July 24, 2025 - Rose E. Tolleson, an 85-year-old grandmother and Arkansas native, has courageously shared her deeply personal journey through gambling addiction in her new memoir, “My Battle With Gambling Ad... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 05 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternet
New App For Gambling Addict’s Recovery IT HELPS ABSTINENCE – June 13, 2025 - A new version of Connections, the evidence-based recovery support app for people with substance use disorder, has been specifically designed for individuals with problem ga... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetJune 17 2025RecoverySuper Bowl
I Was Hiding a Very Dark Addiction… YOU BET SHE WAS – May 6, 2025 - As far as her coworkers were concerned, Mary Durso was a successful career woman, a wife and mother, who juggled a demanding six-figure-salary job with raising her adorable daugh... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingMay 13 2025
A Perfect Family Couldn’t Save Me From The Most Destructive Middle-class Addiction Of All IT’S THE DOPAMINE – April 8, 2025 - Kate’s family was about discover a devastating secret she’d kept hidden for years - one that was going to turn their financial lives upside down. Grasping for the words to expla... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApr 15 2025Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetvideo games
Online Searches for Gambling Addiction Help Explodes VIDEO – AT YOUR FINGERTIPS – Feb. 21, 2025 - A gambling expert says one reason is the recent rise in sports gambling apps and how socially acceptable it is to bet on sports. CONTINUE@YouTube ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 25 2025GamingSuper Bowl
Gambling Clinic Ready for Destructive Super Bowl Betting ALL BETS ARE OFF – Feb. 3, 2025 - Dr. Meredith Ginley is the director of the gambling clinic at ETSU and said that this time of year, they see an increase in gambling addiction cases. “Seeing all the advertising, fo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 11 2025GamingSuper Bowl
Gambling Is Easier and a Global ‘threat to public health’ RISKY BUSINESS – Oct. 25, 2024 - Worldwide, nearly 450 million adults participate in what’s called “risk gambling,” which can impact finances, mental health, relationships and work, according to the report, which was... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetOct 29 2024Super Bowlvideo games
My Son Has a Gambling Problem. Do I Tell His Partner? GO TO GAMANON – Oct. 11, 2024 - Our 30-something son has been seriously dating a smart, capable woman for more than a year … He is adamant that he does not intend to tell her about his problem. He often seems t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionOct 15 2024Super Bowl
Legendary Baseball Great & All-Time Hits Leader Pete Rose – R.I.P. VIDEO – CHARLIE HUSTLE – Sept. 30, 2024 -Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by GAMBLING on the game he loved and once embodied, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingOct 1 2024
Using Cognitive Therapy for Gambling Addicts DON’T BET THE DOG – July 6, 2024 - “I didn’t steal unless I lost my money,” said Rebik, 63, a former Nevada prison corrections officer. “You know, I had to keep the addiction going.” On the way back t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJuly 9 2024Super Bowl
Jontay Porter: Banned For Life – Was ‘in over his head’ with Gambling Addiction VIDEO – SAD DEMISE – June 7, 2024 - Jeff Jensen, a government investigations attorney in St. Louis, also said “Jontay is a good young man with strong faith that will get him through this. He was in over his h... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionJune 18 2024
Teenagers Skip School and Sleep to Play Video Games VIDEO – LIKE TAKING DRUGS – June 5, 2024 - Child and adolescent psychiatrist Kim Le, has seen firsthand what this looks like. “I’ve had people collapse from playing video games,” he said. “I’ve seen people who h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJune 18 2024video games
Psychiatrist Wants to Make Kids Into ‘Healthy Gamers’ AUDIO – PLEASE DO! – May 14, 2024 - “The challenge with video games is that when we play one game, we don’t just have pleasure in that game,” says psychiatrist Alok Kanojia. “Our brain wants more, and so kids are p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMay 21 2024video games
The Most Misunderstood Addiction LOSING IS ALSO ADDICTIVE – May 14, 2024 - With bright, flashing lights and the rush of excitement with winning, it’s no surprise that gambling leads to a shocking, drugless high. Compulsive gambling, also call... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMay 21 2024Mental HealthRecoveryvideo games
Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Must Get Gambling Addiction Treatment I’LL BET HE GOES TO GA (not Georgia) – April 13, 2024 -The initial federal court appearance by Ippei Mizuhara marked the first time the interpreter has been seen in public since the scandal exploded last month... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionSuper Bowl
Gambling Addict Steals Millions from Dodger’s Superstar Shohei Ohtani WIN SOME, LOSE A LOT MORE – March 20, 2024 - Attorneys that represent Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani have accused his longtime interpreter with the theft of millions of dollars of his funds to use for illegal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingMar 26 2024
How widespread is Gambling Addiction in the U.S.? POINT SPREADS ARE SEXY – March 23, 2024 - The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMar 26 2024Super Bowlvideo games
Rex Chapman: The ‘Other Side’ of Drug and Gambling Addiction IS PEACE OF MIND – Feb. 20, 2024 - After what he described as a routine surgery, Chapman developed an opioid addiction and, at one point, was taking up to 50 painkillers a day. He says the drug addiction was a gat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginternetinterventionInterviewMar 5 2024RecoveryRehab
Lured In: Understanding and Overcoming Gambling Addiction in Youth IT’S A LONG SHOT – Feb. 26, 2024 - “Sports betting used to be taboo, now it’s openly promoted and easily accessible through phones,” says Dr. Louise Stanger, an interventionist and gambling addiction expert. “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMar 5 2024teenagersvideo games
Gambling and the Politics of Addiction BUREAUCRACY NOW – Feb. 7, 2024 - Historically, addiction has often been seen as a criminal problem. The addicted person acts wrongly or illegally, and the problem of addiction is one of assigning blame and, where app... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024GaminginternetSuper Bowlvideo games
Online Sports Betting Rises Due to Online Gambling VIDEO – YOU CAN’T LOSE, IF YOU DON’T BET – Feb. 7, 2024 - Brian Meister once gambled and lost a year’s salary in one night of sports betting. He is a recovering sports gambling addict who now shares his story in th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024GaminginternetinterventionSuper Bowlvideo games
Psychedelics May Help Break Addiction to Gambling BET IT CAN – Jan. 11, 2024 - Professor David Nutt oversees an early brain scanning study involving gambling stimuli. The results of this work, which have yet to be published, were positive. “We found what we w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJan 16 2024Psychedelics
Big Loser Sues Vegas Casino Over Ketamine Spiked Drink IT WASN’T HIS FAULT? – Oct. 13, 2023 - In the parlance of Las Vegas, Orange County real estate developer Dwight Manley is a “whale.” An expert coin collector and former sports agent who represented NBA bad ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGamingOct 17 2023