Las Vegas Sun: Compulsive gambling more prevalent than alcoholism

Release Date: April 14, 2011 This content is archived.

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An article in the Las Vegas Sun reports that while for decades researchers have said that alcoholism is more common in the U.S. population than compulsive gambling, a study released last month by the Research Institute on Addictions found that gambling problems are more common than alcohol dependence. The article quotes John Welte, senior research scientist.

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