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Article Excerpt
In the history of addressing addictions, gambling disorder-related research and treatment are relatively new. Widespread stigma and misunderstanding still surround gambling addiction. However, rapidly expanding efforts at the local, state, and federal levels are focused on changing this situation. One such effort is the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling's collaborative work with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (DPH/BSAS), to integrate gambling disorder services into traditional substance disorder prevention and treatment systems.
Working Together
The Council (a private, nonprofit health agency) was founded in 1983 by the late Thomas N. Cummings, who appealed to the Massachusetts legislature in 1987 to fund problem gambling services. Cummings, who previously had struggled with a gambling problem, believed that a state that sponsored, endorsed, and promoted gambling needed to take responsibility for gambling's related problems. Since then, the Massachusetts legislature has been committed to responsible gambling-related public policy and has worked to ensure that funding from the Massachusetts State Lottery and the Massachusetts Racing Commission is allocated to provide problem gambling education and treatment services.
DPH/BSAS, in turn, manages these funds. For 20...
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