Gambling can be just as addicting as many recreational drugs! What makes it so addicting, and are there any factors that make you more susceptible to being an addict? Laci discusses how the addiction works in the brain, and how new research is shining more light on risk factors.
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A direct, controlled blind family study of DSM-IV pathological gambling
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"Hit me, it turns out, is contagious. A new study conducted by University of Iowa researchers has found that pathological gambling and the gambling addiction that often follows tends to run in people's families."
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