National Problem Gambling Awareness Week: March 10-16

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

JC Jones MA RN

The National Council on Problem Gambling wants to raise awareness about gambling behavior that disrupts lives and destroys families. What are the criteria for problem gambling?

• Gambling until your last dollar is gone
• Using your income and savings to gamble while letting bills go unpaid
• Losing sleep over gambling
• Being unable to stop gambling
• Feeling remorseful about gambling
• Gambling to meet your financial obligations
• Borrowing money to gamble
• Feeling depressed or suicidal about gambling or gambling debts
• Breaking the law or thinking about breaking the law to finance gambling

If you or someone you know fits any one of these criteria, call the national confidential hotline:

1-800-522-4700

Or take our Gambling Addiction Quiz here.

Thank you ldanderson for use of photo.

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