Man Blew £250000 on Slot Machines Branded the “Crack Cocaine of Gambling”

Man blew £250000 on slot machines branded the “crack cocaine of gambling”
Filed under: cocaine abuse and pathological gambling
Man blew £250,000 on slot machines branded the “crack cocaine of gambling” … He was driven to the brink of suicide by a crippling addiction to the casino-style machines that are found in bookies and are now the target of a Sunday People campaign. Read more on Mirror.co.uk

Council on Compulsive Gambling: Online gambling will lead to more addictions …
Filed under: cocaine abuse and pathological gambling
In May, the American Psychiatric Association identified gambling disorder as a behavioral addiction unrelated to alcohol or drug abuse. It was previously classified as an impulse control disorder, Weinbaum said. “To prevent these addictions, we call … Read more on The Times of Trenton – NJ.com

Oregon Lottery: Gamblers hooked on slot machines leave a trail of debt …
Filed under: cocaine abuse and pathological gambling
In its latest diagnostic manual, the American Psychiatric Association this year revised its definition of problem gambling from an impulse-control disorder to clear-cut addiction similar to drug abuse and alcoholism. That puts the issue squarely in the … Read more on OregonLive.com