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Teen Gambling - Understanding a Growing Epidemic (Hardcover)
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Teen Gambling - Understanding a Growing Epidemic (Hardcover)
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Never before in our history have we witnessed such an explosion of
worldwide gambling opportunities. Our love affair with gambling
points to its widespread appeal as a socially acceptable leisure
activity. However, gambling, once thought to be strictly an adult
activity, has become an increasingly popular pastime among
adolescents. Whether engaged in wagering on games of personal
skill, poker amongst friends, purchasing lottery tickets, sports
wagering, casino gambling, or gambling over the Internet, its
popularity among the young is on the rise. There is growing
evidence that large numbers of adolescents remain actively involved
and engaged in almost all forms of both regulated and unregulated
gambling activities in spite of age restrictions. While gambling
addiction is recognized as a psychiatric disorder, there is a
common misconception that adults are the only sufferers. Yet data
from around the world point to high levels of gambling problems
amongst adolescents, with rates of adolescent gambling problems
being between 2-4 times those of adults. Based upon a growing body
of evidence, this book provides a better understanding of our
current knowledge concerning the causes and extent of youth
gambling problems. Using real life examples, Derevensky shows how
adolescents gain access to gambling activities, what issues arise
from those activities, and the tools we have available for
assessing problem gambling among youth. He provides clear and
practical strategies for the prevention and treatment of youth with
gambling problems and points the way to understanding the extent
and consequences of enabling youth gambling.
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