{"id":4716,"date":"2019-03-12T18:53:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T18:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=4716"},"modified":"2024-05-09T03:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T03:33:12","slug":"march-is-problem-gambling-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/march-is-problem-gambling-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Problem gambling is a serious issue that affects millions of people in the United States. An estimated two million people can be classified as having a gambling addiction and an additional four to six million people can be said to have a problem with gambling. Uncontrolled gambling can ruin families, finances, and careers.<\/p>\n<p>The National Council on Problem Gambling began a campaign 16 years ago in order to raise awareness and to suggest ways that these people can be helped. There are three main goals of this campaign:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase public awareness of problem gambling<\/li>\n<li>Increase awareness of the resources to aid with problem gambling<\/li>\n<li>Encourage medical providers to screen for gambling problems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the criteria for defining problem gambling include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patterns that compromise, disrupt or damage family or work<\/li>\n<li>Preoccupation with gambling and the need to bet money<\/li>\n<li>Restlessness or becoming irritable when attempting to quit<\/li>\n<li>Continuing to chase the big payoff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compulsive gambling can be described as having the same effect on certain people as using drugs or alcohol. They build up a tolerance to it and are always in need of more in order to satisfy their urges.<\/p>\n<p>A person who feels that they have a gambling issue should contact their physician to see about getting help. You can also go to the website of Gamblers Anonymous  for referrals in your community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problem gambling is a serious issue that affects millions of people in the United States. An estimated two million people can be classified as having a gambling addiction and an additional four to six million people can be said to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/march-is-problem-gambling-awareness-month\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,488],"tags":[1429,1703,1704],"class_list":["post-4716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health","category-observation","tag-flushing-hospital-medical-center","tag-gambling","tag-problem-gambling-awareness-month"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4716"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8881,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4716\/revisions\/8881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flushinghospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}