As sports betting has surged, so has the number of people seeking a way out of a gambling addiction, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine that says millions of people are looking for ...

Gambling addiction has soared since the legalization of sports betting in most American states, reveals a new study.

Live from WYFF 4 studios, Chronicle: State of Addiction was a community event that featured law enforcement and addiction specialists answering viewer questions and discussing issues and solutions ...

Kathleen Ratcliff, executive director for Upstream Prevention, discusses substance use disorder during the “Responding to Addiction” workshop Sept. 26 at the Greenwood Public Library. The goal of the ...

Millions of Americans have sought help for gambling addiction in the wake of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to legalize sports betting. That's among the key findings in a new ...

Seven years ago, only Nevada allowed wagering on sporting events. After the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a ban on sports gambling, sports betting has spread to all but a dozen states. But a ...

Online searches for gambling addiction-related terms have surged in recent years across the U.S., especially in states that have legalized online sports betting, according to a study published on ...

It can be challenging to love someone who has an addiction—painful to observe their loss of control and accruing harm, painful to experience the “disappearance” of the person you care about, and ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

A study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine claims to reveal a surge in gambling addiction following the legalization of sports betting. But does a rise in internet searches for gambling terms ...