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Problem Gambling Awareness Month
ZANESVILLE, Ohio-March is National Problem Gambling Awareness Month in the United States.
Gambling addiction is a dependency that differs from drug and alcohol addiction. The biggest risk is the destruction of an entire livelihood to addiction.
“The highest danger is suicide. Many people who have the disease of gambling end up so far in debt that their relationships are destroyed and many of them end attempting and completing suicide. They can lose their homes, they can lose their relationships, their families. Not just relationships but family members end up getting fed up with the situation and alienate that person,” Counselor Gail Shultice said of the disease.
Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March Highlights Growing Gambling Trends Across Ohio
Local experts are available to discuss evidence-based resources to combat addiction.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Gambling s growing impact on Ohio families and businesses will be the focus of several events during Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March.
Ohio for Responsible Gambling and the Problem Gambling Network of Ohio aim to showcase the difference between responsible entertainment and risky, potentially damaging, behavior.
Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson, Prevention chief, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, said the COVID-19 pandemic has led many Ohioans to search for ways to entertain themselves at home – with gambling being one of those ways.
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