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CAN GAMBLING PROBLEMS LEAD INDEED TO SUICIDE?22 July 2002A new study by the University of California has found that gambling has little or no correlation with suicide rates in U.S. communities with casinos. The study, authored by epidemiologists team, was published this month in the academic journal "Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior" and adds to the research line that has not determined a strong connection between gambling and suicide. This long-standing issue on linking gambling to suicide has a deep social-political meaning as well, because of its importance at legislatures debates and casino industry in general. Read the full report at the Columns section. |