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Of the harm it can cause. addiction has always been covered within the pastoral curriculum, but a gambling addiction is definitely going to have to be more at the forefront. it is estimated that around 340,000 adults in great britain have a harmful gambling habit. so too do about 55,000 young people aged 16 and under. here in northern ireland, more than one in 50 adults have a gambling problem. that is four times the rate in the rest of the uk. the industry group the betting and gaming council says it has brought in measures to tackle addiction and protect children. families who have suffered ...

That thought has driven pete and sadie and other bereaved families to design a ground—breaking education programme. you're going to love this place, man. - it's easy money. the charity gambling with lives plans to take the project to schools across the uk after it is piloted in northern ireland. it is an addiction that impacts a lot of people. the sessions have made a strong impression on these pupils in east belfast. i wasn't really sure about gambling and how addictive it could be, but now i understand it is a really bad problem. it helps maybe in the future, if someone is going through it...

Which are appealing to young people. gambling companies associate themselves with sport, especially sport, watched by millions of young people, and it is completely normalised and glamorised, similar to what happened with tobacco, and what that did was it downplayed the risk of smoking to a generation of young people and i think exactly the same thing is happening now. people take up gambling now without any understanding of the risks involved. that is why it's important that education is out there to raise awareness of the risks and the harms, but it must go alongside much stronger regulation...

It is as simple as that. james grimes had a 12—year gambling addiction and is now head of education at the charity gambling with lives. how has your personal experience shaped your views on what needs to be done to tackle the gambling addiction issue? t be done to tackle the gambling addiction issue?— addiction issue? i had a 12 year addiction issue? i had a 12 year addiction which _ addiction issue? i had a 12 year addiction which destroyed - addiction issue? i had a 12 year| addiction which destroyed every addiction issue? i had a 12 year - addiction which destroyed every area of my life...

It's notjust the damage that this does to the person who has the addiction, it's the damage it does to all the family. anniversaries, birthdays, christmas, family gatherings. when he should be there, he is not. lewis keogh was a passionate sportsperson, but he kept his gambling a secret from his team—mates, friends and family. when he was 34, he took his own life. he says, every day is a struggle. all i want is a bit of peace. please understand addiction is cruel." and that's his exact words. deep down, when he left that note for us, it really was a cry for help for others. the fact that he ...