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Auteur R. J. WILLIAMS
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N. B. GOODING ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2024
Dans Journal of Gambling Studies (Vol.40, n°2, June 2024) Article : PériodiqueGambling-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[...]
N. R. NOWATZKI ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2002
Dans International Gambling Studies (Vol.2, n°1, 2002) Article : PériodiqueCasino 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[...]
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[...]
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[...]
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 : PériodiqueFrequent 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[...]
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[...]
R. J. WILLIAMS ; D. R. McDERMITT ; L. D. BERTRAND ; R. M. DAVIS | 2003
Dans Addictive Behaviors (Vol.28, n°4, June 2003) Article : PériodiqueParental 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[...]
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 [...]
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 : PériodiqueMost 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[...]
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[...]Nouveauté
N. B. GOODING ; R. J. WILLIAMS ; R. A. VOLBERG | 2024
Dans International Gambling Studies (Vol.24, n°3, December 2024) Article : PériodiqueMost 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[...]
R. J. WILLIAMS ; R. T. WOOD | 2004
Dans Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (Vol.4, n°1, December 2004) Article : PériodiqueThe 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[...]Nouveauté
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 : PériodiqueGambling-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[...]
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, [...]
N. B. GOODING ; Y. ALLAMI ; R. J. WILLIAMS | 2024
Dans Addiction Research and Theory (Vol.32, n°6, December 2024) Article : PériodiqueBoth 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 [...]
