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Provides information on the effects of gambling including warning signs and risks of problem gambling, myths and facts about gambling, self-assessment, and strategies to help control gambling addiction.
Information on why teens gamble; warning signs of teenage problem gambling and actions to take to prevent teenage problem gambling.
Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Health and Community Services
Today's youth are the first generation to grow up in an environment of legalized gambling in Canada. Approximately 70% of Canadian youth engage in some form of gambling. Gambling is not always a negative activity for youth if it is done for recreational purposes and if it is done within limits. It is when it turns into problem and pathological forms of gambling that there is concern.
Source: Canadian Health Network
This site helps to answer some of the question you may have about gambling
Source: Youth Gambling International- McGill
Most young people don't consider themselves gamblers. Yet most of today's teens have been gambling for years not the way adults gamble, at bingo halls, casinos, bars or racetracks, but through casual betting with friends or family.
Source: Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Here are some signs that you may have a gambling problem. PDF format
Source: Addictions Foundation of Manitoba
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