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Canadian Study: Gambling Addiction Lures Middle Class15 June 2001CANADA –– As reported by the Canadian Press: "Gambling looks more and more like an addiction of the middle class and the video lottery terminal is the drug of choice, says a new study being published next week in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. "Gambling has been called a tax on the poor or the stupid. "But, in fact, problem gamblers are often well-educated, have decent incomes and few problems with drugs or alcohol, according to a study of 1,000 adults -- 40 per cent of whom were women -- who sought treatment in Manitoba over the last few years. "…Other findings included: "- Problem gamblers generally don't roam to feed their addiction, with 90 per cent reporting no trips to Las Vegas or other provinces to gamble. "- Most are hooked on VLTs, which they use daily or several times a week. "…- Almost 90 per cent report their parents didn't have gambling problems. " …[Dr. Brian Cox of the University of Manitoba's department of psychiatry ] said governments should note that those studied might not have lost homes, families or jobs if not for a problem that really didn't exist a decade ago before the expansion of government-run gambling…" |