TN Lawmaker Wants Lottery Ads to Warn Players of Probable Risk of Losing

Published January 30, 2013

TN lawmaker wants lottery ads to warn players of probable risk of losing

Filed under: addiction helpline

In 2004, students at Centennial High School in Franklin pitched bills that would have required lottery tickets and dispensers to include "Gambling, including playing the lottery, can be addictive" and a phone number for a gambling addiction helpline.
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Problem gambling helpline calls up almost 7%

Filed under: addiction helpline

“They will continue to gamble because the addiction really has nothing to do with with how much money a person has or doesn't have,” said Cathleen Wille, a counselor who works with compulsive gamblers at Samaritan Counseling Center of the Fox Valley.
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Warming Centers Open

Filed under: addiction helpline

… Malloy has directed the Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to coordinate with shelters throughout the state as well as the 211 …
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