39% of NYS youth age 12-17 have gambled in the past year.
30% of kids who gamble say they started at age 10 or younger. Click for more.
Problem Gambling and Mental Health in LGBTQIA+ Communities (Austrailia)
Highlights from Study: 14 participants (20%) met criteria for gambling disorder. Pub/slot games (58%) and scratch-offs (43%) were most common types of gambling reported.
Brain Activity During Cocaine Craving and Gambling Urges: An fMRI Study
PG participant reported urges 2x stronger with gambling imagery than CD participants with cocaine use imagery.
CD participants showed a nearly equal intensity of gambling urges from gambling imagery as they had drug cravings from cocaine use imagery.
Mind, Body and Sport: Gambling among student-athletes
57% of male student-athletes reported gambling in some form during the past year.
39% of female student-athletes reported gambling in some form during the past year.
Effects of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Problem Gambling and Alcohol Abuse
Gambling in the past year is more prevalent (75%) than drinking any alcohol in the past year (60%).
75% of respondents reported gambling in the past year.
A higher rate than drinking any alcohol (60%) in the past year.
Gambling and Problem Gambling Across the Lifespan
In the past year, 60% of 14–15 year-old respondents have gambled, 89% of 22-30 year-old respondents have gambled, and 62% of 71+ year-old respondents have gambled.
Comparisons of Gambling and Alcohol Use Among College Students and Non-College Students in the U.S.
Of young adults who gambled in the past year:
75% were college students.
70% were non-college young adults.
A CALL TO ACTION Addressing College Gambling: Recommendations for Science-Based Policies and Programs
The Task Force on College Gambling Policies identified that 30% or less of schools have policies designed to promote recovery from substance use problems, and offered recommendations to help colleges reduce gambling problems among students, and enable students who are struggling with addiction to fully participate in college life.
Sexual Orientation in Men with Pathological Gambling: Prevalence and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity in Treatment Seeking Sample
Comorbidity of DSM-IV Pathological Gambling and Other Psychiatric Disorders: Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
The prevalence rate of pathological gambling co-occurring disorders include: 2% had an alcohol use disorder; 4% had nicotine dependence; 1% had a drug use disorder.
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