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Are there riskier types of gambling?

N. B. GOODING ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2024
Dans Journal of Gambling Studies (Vol.40, n°2, June 2024) Article : Périodique

Gambling-related harm is a public health issue requiring market regulation and efforts aimed at prevention and treatment. An important consideration for the regulation of gambling is whether certain types of gambling are intrinsically more harmf[...]

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Casino self-exclusion programmes: a review of the issues

N. R. NOWATZKI ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2002
Dans International Gambling Studies (Vol.2, n°1, 2002) Article : Périodique

Casino self‐exclusion is a procedure by which individuals can have themselves banned from entering a casino. One of the purposes of this paper is to present information about the availability and features of these programmes. A second purpose is[...]

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A comprehensive and comparative review of adolescent substance abuse treatment outcome

R. J. WILLIAMS ; S. Y. CHANG | 2000
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ENGLISH : There are relatively few studies on adolescent substance abuse treatment. The ones that exist tend to be methodologically weak. Methodologically stronger studies have usually found most adolescents receiving treatment to have signifi[...]

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Internet gambling: Prevalence, patterns, problems, and policy options

R. T. WOOD ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2009
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Beginning in the early to mid-1990s, as Internet access expanded into workplaces and private residences, gamblers in Western societies were introduced to a new realm of gambling opportunities, based on the Internet. Each of the traditional forms[...]

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Mental health status of infrequent adolescent substance users

R. J. WILLIAMS ; T. ZOLNER ; L. D. BERTRAND ; R. M. DAVIS | 2004
Dans Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse (Vol.14, n°2, 2004) Article : Périodique

Frequent substance use has a strong association with poor mental health. The relationship between infrequent substance use and mental health is less clear. The present study investigated this relationship in a large group (n = 2118) of 12-19-yea[...]

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Methylphenidate and Dextroamphetamine abuse in substance-abusing adolescents

R. J. WILLIAMS ; GOODALE L. A. ; SHAY-FIDDLER M. A. ; GLOSTER S. P. ; S. Y. CHANG | 2004
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ENGLISH : The prevalence of methylphenidate and dextroamphetamine misuse and abuse was examined in 450 adolescents referred for substance abuse treatment. Twenty three percent reported nonmedical use of these substances and six percent were di[...]

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Parental awareness of adolescent substance use

R. J. WILLIAMS ; D. R. McDERMITT ; L. D. BERTRAND ; R. M. DAVIS | 2003
Dans Addictive Behaviors (Vol.28, n°4, June 2003) Article : Périodique

Parental awareness of adolescent substance use was investigated in a high school sample of 985 adolescents and their parents. Only 39% of parents were aware their adolescent used tobacco, only 34% were aware of alcohol use, and only 11% were awa[...]

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Parental awareness of adolescent substance use

R. J. WILLIAMS ; MC DERMITT D. R. ; L. D. BERTRAND ; R. M. DAVIS | 2003
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ENGLISH : Parental awareness of adolescent substance use was investigated in a high school sample of 985 adolescents and their parents. Only 39% of parents were aware their adolescent used tobacco, only 34% were aware of alcohol use, and only [...]

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Prevalence and predictors of illegal gambling in Canada

S. MACKEY-SIMPKIN ; R. J. WILLIAMS ; C. A. SHAW ; G. E. H. RUSSELL | 2023
Dans International Gambling Studies (Vol.23, n°3, December 2023) Article : Périodique

Most forms of gambling have been legalized in Canada over the past 50 years. One of the main government justifications for legalization is to eliminate illegal gambling. The purpose of the present study is to shed some light on this issue by est[...]

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Prevention of problem gambling: A comprehensive review of the evidence, and identified best practices : Report prepared for the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care

R. J. WILLIAMS ; B. L. WEST ; R. I. SIMPSON | 2012
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The past 15 years has seen a considerable amount of interest and effort being put into developing strategies to prevent problem gambling. Unfortunately, the development, implementation, and evaluation of most of these initiatives has been a haph[...]

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The problem gambling measure: a revision of the problem & pathological gambling measure to better predict at-risk and chronic gambling

N. B. GOODING ; R. J. WILLIAMS ; R. A. VOLBERG | 2024
Dans International Gambling Studies (Vol.24, n°3, December 2024) Article : Périodique

Most problem gambling (PG) assessment instruments classify individuals with subthreshold levels of problem gambling symptomatology as 'at-risk', implying a future risk of developing more serious problems. However, this convention lacks empirical[...]

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The proportion of gaming revenue derived from problem gamblers: examining the issues in a Canadian context

R. J. WILLIAMS ; R. T. WOOD | 2004
Dans Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (Vol.4, n°1, December 2004) Article : Périodique

The legitimacy of government-sponsored gambling and its continued expansion depends in part on the impact that gambling has on society and the extent to which gambling revenue is derived from vulnerable individuals. The purpose of the present ar[...]

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Validation of the gambling harm measure across three independent samples

N. B. GOODING ; Y. ALLAMI ; P. DELFABBRO ; R. J. WILLIAMS ; J. PARKE ; R. A. VOLBERG ; D. C. HODGINS | 2025
Dans International Gambling Studies (Vol.25, n°1, April 2025) Article : Périodique

Gambling-related harm (GRH) has become an increasingly popular topic in gambling research. However, several issues concern existing measures of gambling-related harm. The objective of this study was to validate a new measure of GRH, the Gambling[...]

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Validity of adolescent self-report of substance use

R. J. WILLIAMS ; N. R. NOWATZKI | 2005
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The validity of self-report of substance use was examined in 367 adolescents referred for a substance use assessment between 1996 and 2000. Referrals came from a wide variety of sources, including pediatricians, the courts, and social services, [...]

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Which substances pose the greatest risk of substance use disorder after controlling for polysubstance use?

N. B. GOODING ; Y. ALLAMI ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2024
Dans Addiction Research and Theory (Vol.32, n°6, December 2024) Article : Périodique

Both physiological and epidemiological research suggest that certain psychoactive substances have a greater potential for abuse (e.g. heroin) than others (e.g. hallucinogens). The use of multiple substances is also associated with a higher risk [...]

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