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Volume 6, Issue 3
1 November 2006
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Review Article| November 01 2006

Addictions without substance series: The conundrums of gambling Available to Purchase

Simon Milton
Simon Milton
Mental Health Program, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Online ISSN: 2042-8359
Print ISSN: 1745-9265
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2006
Drugs and Alcohol Today (2006) 6 (3): 37–41.
https://doi.org/10.1108/17459265200600049

Continuing our series on addiction without substance, Simon Milton explores the misunderstood world of gambling addiction. Using his years of experience as a gambling therapist, Simon discusses the most likely theories for this often problematic behaviour and argues for the best treatment options.

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