Archives: gambling

Monday, August 31, 2015

Letting the fox guard the henhouse. Part 2

By Hymie Anisman, Dept. of Neuroscience, Carleton University Last week’s blog outlined several issues related to addictions in general, and then considered some features that were unique to gambling addiction. A discussion (rant?) followed regarding the role of the gambling industry, as well as governments, in facilitating and fueling gambling,... More

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Letting the fox guard the henhouse? Part I

By Hymie Anisman, Dept. of Neuroscience, Carleton University Addictions, especially those involving drugs, continue to be a problem world-wide. Several neurobiological and psychosocial processes have been implicated in addiction, which have led to a variety of treatment strategies, although most haven’t been overwhelmingly successful. It’s... More

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