The West Australian Clubs push self exclusion for problem gamblers ABC Online TONY EASTLEY: Clubs in Australia have been criticised for dragging the chain on pokie machine reform but they've now come up with their own plan to combat problem gambling by widening self exclusion options. Over the next 12 months all 14000 clubs in ... Gamblers ban selves from clubs My Daily News Problem gamblers to ban themselves online Herald Sun Relief for problem gamblers Cumberland Courier Newspapers all 21 news articles » Read more »
Woolies wants voluntary pokies cards – Herald Sun
Woolies wants voluntary pokies cards Herald Sun AUSTRALIA'S biggest pokies operator Woolworths has lobbied the federal opposition to tackle problem gambling with voluntary pre-commitment measures, despite the limited success of its own trial of optional bet limit cards. Woolworth's gaming arm ... Read more »
Sometimes Gambling Is The Answer, Not The Problem – 7Cantonas (blog)
7Cantonas (blog) Sometimes Gambling Is The Answer, Not The Problem 7Cantonas (blog) A player willing to take a gamble , willing to take a risk and run in behind the defenders. Sure, the space left behind was criminal, but there were a number of occasions where you could say the same for Liverpool. The difference was, not one of ... Read more »
Move by pokie addicts to online gaming feared – The Australian
Move by pokie addicts to online gaming feared The Australian CLUBS are pushing for an assessment of online gambling rates in the ACT to see if problem gamblers migrate to the internet. Some of Australia's top problem gambling psychologists said yesterday that close monitoring of online gambling rates would be .. Read more »
Anti-smoking campaign targets Aborigines – ABC Online
Anti- smoking campaign targets Aborigines ABC Online The Flinders Island Aboriginal Association says a team of four workers will travel around the state to encourage Aboriginal people to quit smoking and adopt healthy lifestyles. The latest statistics show half of Australia's Aboriginal population are ... Read more »
Nicotine can stop memory loss: study – The Citizen Daily
Bernama Nicotine can stop memory loss: study The Citizen Daily The research by the Harvard University School of Public Health followed 787 adults in the state of Massachusetts who had recently quit smoking , and found that over time just as many relapsed after nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) as without -- about ... Read more »
Canada provides example of pokie reform – ABC Online
Canada provides example of pokie reform ABC Online There aren't similarities with Australia but one common issue is problem gambling , especially addiction to poker machines which the locals call video lottery terminals or VLTs. DEBBIE LANGILLE, FORMER ADDICT: I had an affair and because of this affair ... and more » Read more »
Quitting smoking cold turkey may be as effective as drugs – ABC Local
USA TODAY Quitting smoking cold turkey may be as effective as drugs ABC Local Dr Simon Chapman from the University of Sydney is leading a research project into quitting cold turkey. He spoke to Timothy McDonald. SIMON CHAPMAN: Well one of the paradoxes into research into quitting smoking is that, despite the fact that between .. Read more »
Shane Thomas – The Conversation
Shane Thomas The Conversation He is also Professor and Director of the Monash Melbourne Problem Gambling Treatment Centre. His previous appointment was Research Professor, Associate Dean (Research) and Director of Research and Development in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the ... Read more »
Want to quit smoking? Try keep lighting up – New Zealand Herald
3News NZ Want to quit smoking ? Try keep lighting up New Zealand Herald "The good thing about it is that people naturally stop using them ... Read more »
