Safe Bet: Treat Pathologic Gambling Like Alcohol Addiction

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Practice guidelines to identify, prevent, and/or treat pathologic gambling should mirror those for alcohol addiction, according to a new report from the United Kingdom. In the report, experts from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPysch) in Wales and the charity Alcohol Concern call for routine screening for gambling problems in substance abuse services, creation of a national database to record problems associated with gambling, and more research examining new treatment and prevention strategies.

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