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Providers/Private Practitioners Can Be Reimbursed for Problem Gambling Services

The Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, in collaboration with Optum Maryland, will reimburse Maryland providers and private practitioners for providing problem gambling services ...

2019 Jeffrey M. Beck Scholarship

Honoring a Maryland Clinician for their Commitment and Passion in Providing Gambling Disorder Treatment to Individuals and their Families Overview Jeffrey (Jeff) M. Beck held the ...
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Supreme Court’s Decision on Sports Betting

Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association The Supreme Court’s Decision on Sports Betting in the United States: The Federal Government May Not Force States to ...
The Gambling Connection to Opiate Use

The Gambling Connection to Opiate Use: Personal Experiences

This new short documentary explores the growing underlying problem of gambling addiction among opiate users.  Filmed at a Methadone clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, it captures ...
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Hero Worship and Gambling

Americans have long had “love affairs” with heroes. We want people we can admire and root for, people we believe can be role models. In ...
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Gambling Recovery— A Step By Step Conversation

The first and most powerful conversation with anyone who struggles with gambling addiction is their initial admission that there is a problem. It is often ...

Have You Had “The Conversation” with your Children?

Good Touch/Bad Touch. Stranger/Danger. Drugs. Alcohol. Tobacco. Sex. All the “Big Talks” to have with your children. Just when you think you have made it ...

Scholarship Opportunity

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Inmates Face Problem Gambling Habit

By Justin George The Baltimore Sun 6:00 a.m. EDT, October 8, 2014. Joy remembers the day that risking a few dollars for fun turned into ...

Problem Gambling Center Mounts Campaign Urging Restraint

By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun, 7:47 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2014. Bythella V. Johnson lost so much — about $3,000 — on slot machines ...