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Dirk Hanson

Articles and health studies about drugs, addiction and alcoholism, including the most recent scientific and medical findings.

Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts

Showing posts with label gambling. Show all posts

Monday, December 2, 2013

Addiction in the Spotlight at Neuroscience 2013

Testing treatments for nicotine, heroin, and gambling addiction. Several addiction studies were among the highlights at last month’s an...

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Grab Bag of Addiction Links

Recent reading from around the net. Can Medical Marijuana and Recreational Marijuana Coexist? “The Washington State Liquor Co...

Monday, March 4, 2013

Addiction Machines: How Slots are Designed for Compulsive Play

Your player card, please. The image of the compulsive gambler has traditionally been the male poker player, drink in hand, recklessly b...

Friday, February 8, 2013

How I Quit Gambling

Projectile vomiting can be your friend. I never should have found myself inside casinos in the first place. As a former alcoholic, ciga...

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Is Gambling the Opiate of the Masses?

Two new books tackle gambling’s addictive mysteries. Charles Fey, the American who invented the three-reel slot machine in 1898, is a w...

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