Why Apple’s Tone-deaf Gambling Ads Make Me Worry LET’S GET MONEY FROM CHILDREN – Oct. 31, 2022 - This is one reason why I’ve been a bit more comfortable inviting Apple’s products into my home, compared to Google’s, or Amazon’s, or Facebook’s Meta’s, or (to a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginterventionNov 8 2022Smartphone Addictionvideo games
Apple ‘pauses’ gambling ads after placing them next to kids’ games, addiction recovery apps APPLE’S EVIL GENIUS PLACEMENT – Oct. 27, 2022 - The issue got attention on Twitter early Wednesday when an ad for “Jackpot World” appeared as a suggested app below RecoverMe, an app designed to help users recov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginterventionMental HealthNov 1 2022Smartphone Addictionvideo games
Joel Soper: Battling His Gambling Addiction THE FINISH LINE – Sept. 28, 2022 - Soper acknowledged his struggles are ongoing and even pointed out that, with football now underway, the urge to bet will only be harder to battle. “It’s been over si... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionInterviewOct 4 2022Recoveryvideo games
Put Down Your Devices and Let Your Mind Wander I THINK THEREFORE I AM THE I AM – Sept. 23, 2022 - The researchers contrasted people’s estimates of how much they would enjoy just sitting and thinking with their actual experiences of doing so in a series of s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 27 2022Smartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
2 Million Americans Have A Gambling Addiction VIDEO – PLAYING FOR KEEPS – July 14, 2022 - Experts say the rise of sports betting has lead to a spike in gambling addiction in the U.S. more@YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V67SU6RkdSM ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionJuly 19 2022Mental HealthRecoverySuper Bowlvideo games
Inside the Mind of an Addict VERY BUSY – July 4, 2022 - The concept of self-reinforcement shows how the first experience with drugs, sex, cigarettes or alcohol can lead to the second. It takes a memory of the experience as being at least p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictionGamingHeroin AddictioninterventionJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabrelapseSexual AddictionSmartphone Addiction
How Gambling Addiction Has Affected Younger Generation BETTER MATH SKILLS? – July 4, 2022 - Joe was 13 when he started gambling with friends. In college, he became a bookie. “People would text me their bets. I kept a spreadsheet,” he said. “There were many Mondays... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoverySuper Bowlvideo games
Phil Mickelson Lost $40 Million Gambling and Works For Saudi Arabia JUST EARNING A LIVING – June 7, 2022 - Mickelson told Harig that he isn’t formally resigning from the PGA Tour and that he’s “looking forward to playing the U.S. Open” next week. The U.S. Open is organized by ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyGamingJune 14 2022Mental HealthSuper Bowlvideo games
Is Your Pursuit of Wealth Unhealthy? MONEY MONEY MONEY – May 31, 2022 - Psychologists often classify the preoccupation with wealth as a “process addiction,” a category that also includes a fixation on gambling, sex, or even exercise (though the ps... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetJune 7 2022Mental HealthRecovery
Theft, Gambling & Infidelity are Unusual Signs of Depression LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE – May 25, 2022 - In 2002, Lejoyeux noted that patients with kleptomania and pyromania had significant numbers of depressive episodes. In fact, there’s a body of research concerning gambling. R... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionGaminginterventionMay 31 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
The Dark Side of Life Trading Crypto INSOMNIA, ADDICTION, DEPRESSION, OH MY – April 28, 2022 - Therapists, such as Aaron Sternlicht of New York, say they are seeing an influx of people seeking help for crypto addiction, though treatment is availa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginternetinterventionMay 3 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Addiction: It’s Not Just About Drugs Anymore ADDICTED TO EVERYTHING – Mar. 23, 2022 - The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor of my acquaintance. “He spends all of his time after school—night after night—p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfood addictionGaminginternetinterventionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Does My Kid Have a Tech Addiction? DO YOU? – Feb. 28, 2022 - In her book “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence,” Dr. Anna Lembke makes the case for how technology, with its promise of nonstop engagement and flashing lights, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionMarch 8 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addiction
Gambling Addictions Rise After Legalization of Mobile Sports Betting THE ADDICTION THAT LOVES SUICIDE – Feb. 27, 2022 - Delaney is one of 4.3% of adult residents in New York who are having problems related to their gambling, according to the New York Council on Problem Gambling.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetMarch 8 2022Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Gaming Addiction Is Now a Globally Recognized Illness VIDEO – NO TIME FOR MANICURES – Feb. 24, 2022 - Among gamers and parents and even within the medical community, there’s disagreement about whether gaming addiction is real. Either way, the WHO’s designation cou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMarch 1 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Dr. K Got Honest About His Addiction SCHROOM SCROLLING – Jan. 27, 2022 - While Dr. K was able to make a change in his own life, he also knows it isn’t something easy to do. He’s spoken about video game addiction and his own ideas about the main ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 1 2022GaminginternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Woman Shares Her Story of Gambling Addiction VIDEO – DON’T LET IT RIDE – Jan. 26, 2022 - She was stealing from everybody she knew, was fired from her job, and lost so much money it could make your head spin. She reflected on the most she’s ever lost in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 1 2022GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
The Rise In Gambling Addiction LAS VEGAS BLUES – Jan. 8, 2022 - “That’s the date I protect,” Remillard said on a recent afternoon from the crepe restaurant he owns that is a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip. He agreed on that Monday to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusGamingJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Gambling Addiction Concerns Unaddressed WIN SOME, LOSE PLENTY – Jan. 13, 2022 - It wasn’t long ago when sports gambling discussions were limited to Saturday morning sports talk radio shows. My, how times have changed. Turn on your local sports radio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Ohio Legalizes Sports Betting WATCH – NO ONE SCORES – Dec. 28, 2021 - When sports betting was legalized last week in Ohio, 2 percent of all sports betting tax money was also allocated toward problem sports gamblers. That will be abou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetJan 4 2022Mental HealthSuper Bowlvideo games
Are Video Games Really Addictive? YOU KNOW THEY ARE – Jan. 1, 2022 - When china’s government censors books, bars “effeminate men” from television or spoon-feeds Communist Party dogma to schoolchildren, liberals agree that its behaviour is shoc... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionJan 4 2022Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowl
Gambling: The “Invisible” Addiction THEN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DISAPPEARS – Dec. 23, 2021 - Unlike more visible addictions, problem gambling is fairly easy to hide, yet leaves about 2 million Americans annually feeling alone, ashamed and, in many cases, ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 28 2021GaminginterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSuper Bowl
Positive Portrayals of Mental Illness in Video Games IT’S NOT A GAME – DEC. 8, 2021 - Some games already appear to be attempting this feat, but it can be hard to distinguish between those which “other” the mentally ill and those that have done genuine research e... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 14 2021GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
America’s Gambling Addiction is Metastasizing THAT’S A BIG SPREAD – Nov. 2021 - As a direct result, sports-betting revenues grew 69 percent from 2019 to 2020 and another 270 percent during the first quarter of 2021. Total gambling revenues in the U.S. are... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMental HealthNov 30 2021Recovery
Curb Teen’s Digital Addiction BETTER WATCH – ALL THUMBS. ONLY THUMBS? – Oct. 29, 2021 - If you’re concerned about teens who seem glued to their phones, well, join the club. But Jimmy Rhoades found ways to help them kick the digital habit. m... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetMental HealthNov 2 2021RecoverySmartphone Addiction
“Gambling Felt More Natural To Me Than Brushing My Teeth” – Paul Merson IT’S ONLY MONEY & YOUR LIFE – August 11, 2021 - “I get up in the morning, and I say: ‘Today I will not have a bet, I will not drink, I will not take drugs’,” he says, “that’s doable, but living with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 19 2021RecoveryRehabvideo games
Achieving Happiness is a Balance ON THE BEAM – OCT. 2021 - Dopamine balance can be complicated. Along with the feelings listed above, dopamine is also the “just one more” hormone. It can become too much. This is part of the reason why people stru... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneCoronavirusDrug Abuse and AddictionEating DisorderGaminginterventionMental HealthOct 19 2021RecoveryTrauma
Gambling Addiction Leads to Risk of Suicide WATCH – IT’S HARD TO CONTROL YOUR BRAIN – SEPT. 23, 2021 - She’s a widow, who’s recently retired, and said the lack of things to do, led her to visiting the casinos. Eventually, it turned into an addi... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminglife expectancyMental HealthSept 28 2021suicide
Quote of the Week – Anya Taylor-Joy “I don't really feel like I belong anywhere, which makes me belong everywhere.” —Anya Taylor-Joy ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingMental Healthquote of the weekRecoverySept 21 2021
New York’s gambling traps luring people with dicey promises STATE’S RIGHTS – May 6, 2021 - Not only do such ads permeate the YES Network, TV home to the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets, but DraftKings actually sponsors the Yankees’ pregame show. The in-program advert... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetMay 11 2021Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games