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Registration for the National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling 2024 is NOW OPEN!

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March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month!

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Conference Scholarship - National Council on Problem Gambling If you or someone you know is struggling with a gambling problem, help is available. The National Council on Problem Gambling provides a range of resources, including answers to commonly asked questions, a gambling behavior self-assessment, information about treatment and the National Problem Gambli...

New Directions Northwest, a substance use disorder treatment provider in Baker City, has grown its peer support program with funding from Measure 110.

David Fry, the program manager for Outpatient Drug & Alcohol at New Directions, said the impact of Measure 110 funding has been a “night and day change.” New Directions is connecting with people who may have never sought treatment and helping them in ways the organization did not have capacity to before, he said.

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https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/salinas-blumenthal-introduce-bicameral-bill-combat-gambling-addiction-promote

Salinas, Blumenthal Introduce Bicameral Bill to Combat Gambling Addiction, Promote Treatment Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced the Gambling addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment (GRIT) Act, legislation that would create the first-ever federal funding stream dedicated to helping prevent, treat, and study gambling a...

https://time.com/6342504/gambling-addiction-sports-betting-college-students/

Gambling Addiction is Spreading in Colleges Problem gambling among college students is on the rise, driven by a wave of heavily promoted sports betting apps.

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