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The Clanton AdvertiserMonday, December 29, 2008 @ 7:59PMMONTGOMERY — Gov. Bob Riley created a task force Monday to investigate gambling operations statewide and picked a veteran antigambling prosecutor to lead it.

Women Raising the Gambling StakesFriday, December 12, 2008 @ 6:32AMA growing trend has become apparent in the spectrum of gambling addiction. It seems that women over the years have fought to keep up with men in almost every aspect of the world, and now according to a study done by the National Institute of Mental Health, they have succeeded.

Alex Pattakos: Our Cry For Meaning: Aggression, Addiction, DepressionWednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 9:07AMSome 50 years ago, the world-renown psychiatrist and Nazi concentration camp survivor, Dr. Viktor Frankl, called attention to three major societal ills: aggression, addiction, and...

Enforced gambling bans on loved onesTuesday, October 21, 2008 @ 8:01AMFAMILY members of gambling addicts will be able to step in and have their loved ones banned from gaming outlets, forced to attend counselling and even have their wages redirected under a radical plan unveiled today.

Canadians lost $13.6B to gambling in 2007: reportFriday, September 26, 2008 @ 5:52PM Canadians contributed five times more to government coffers through gambling last year than they did 15 years before, with Prairie residents spending the most, a new Statistics Canada report shows.

Peptide Ghrelin May Be Involved In Both Alcohol Dependence And OvereatingFriday, September 26, 2008 @ 1:32PMGhrelin is a peptide found mostly in the stomach but also in the brain. Ghrelin is known to have an effect on food intake by increasing feelings of hunger and the urge to eat. New findings show that the ghrelin system may also be involved in addictive behaviors and brain reward.

Sex, Drugs, Alcohol and...Gambling?Monday, September 8, 2008 @ 4:07AMA staggering amount of Oregon youths are finding themselves in free gambling rooms online. A recent study reveals potential for future harm, but is all hope lost?

CAMBODIA: Gambling fuels povertyTuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 6:51AM Source: IRIN In a dimly lit room in a frontier town along the Thai-Cambodian border, a man slaps down a card on the table, having bet all his daily earnings as a motorbike taxi driver. He loses the US$4 he earned that day. To quell his anger, he sniffs a bowl of glue - a daily habit to boost his stamina to work through the oppressive heat.

Calls increase sharply at area suicide hot lineTuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 4:14AMThe phones at Suicide Prevention Services have been ringing off the hook.