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Birches Health, a virtual provider for gambling and pornography addictions, has added a new clinician executive.  | At Birches, Cynthia Grant, Ph.D., is tasked with developing care pathways, from ...

Treatment programs for gambling addiction in Oregon are facing months-long waiting lists as mobile sports betting makes gambling more accessible than ever, with experts predicting the real surge in ...

The reason: a burgeoning tidal wave of legalized gambling and its impact on young people (especially young men). Last fall, I wrote a column on the coming gambling addiction crisis, The most ...

If we had warning sirens to alert us to social catastrophes — like sirens warn us of approaching floods, tornadoes, and hurricanes — we would have a thousand alarms blaring ...

The Problem Gambling Network of Ohio just held its annual conference, which brought together hundreds of people all fighting ...

Supporters of sports betting say legalization is a win, but as betting has become more accessible, experts say they’re seeing ...

In an era when you can bet on almost any sporting event on your phone, it is no surprise that gambling addiction is on the rise. Young men are particularly likely to get in too deep. WBUR's Patrick ...

No sane individual would argue otherwise, but now it is starting to look a lot more complex to get a handle on than some thought it would and I include myself here ...

Colorado voters legalized online sports betting in 2020, leading to growth in the industry and also more warnings from health ...

Zaheen Ahmed, 47, of Braintree, has 20 years' experience working in addiction and mental health, currently working as head of therapy at ...