Category: News
The Gambling Connection to Opiate Use: Personal Experiences
June 22, 2017
This new short documentary explores the growing underlying problem of gambling addiction among opiate users. Filmed at a Methadone clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, it captures ...
Hero Worship and Gambling
August 3, 2015
Americans have long had “love affairs” with heroes. We want people we can admire and root for, people we believe can be role models. In ...
Gambling Recovery— A Step By Step Conversation
April 7, 2015
The first and most powerful conversation with anyone who struggles with gambling addiction is their initial admission that there is a problem. It is often ...
Have You Had “The Conversation” with your Children?
March 19, 2015
Good Touch/Bad Touch. Stranger/Danger. Drugs. Alcohol. Tobacco. Sex. All the “Big Talks” to have with your children. Just when you think you have made it ...
Scholarship Opportunity
February 27, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”3992″ alignment=”center” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Scholarship Opportunity March 1 – 31, 2015 29th National Conference on Problem Gambling New Challenges ...
Inmates Face Problem Gambling Habit
October 8, 2014
By Justin George The Baltimore Sun 6:00 a.m. EDT, October 8, 2014. Joy remembers the day that risking a few dollars for fun turned into ...
Problem Gambling Center Mounts Campaign Urging Restraint
August 31, 2014
By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun, 7:47 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2014. Bythella V. Johnson lost so much — about $3,000 — on slot machines ...
Center Staff Contributes to 26th Annual NCADD Tuerk Conference
April 21, 2014
The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling participated in the April 9th Tuerk Conference, held at the Baltimore Convention Center. This year’s theme: “Impact ...
The National Council on Problem Gambling Promotes March 2014 as National Problem Gambling Awareness Month
February 27, 2014
Gambling is all around – learn to protect yourself, protect your family and navigate problem gambling. Washington, February 27, 2014 – The prevalence of gambling ...