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ER visits for gambling disorders doubled after expanded online gambling market

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  1. sixsevenrot · · focus · HN ↗
    So there is more awareness of the problem, gambling ads are required to publish a helpline number. Most of the gamers have other psychological disorders. Thus it's awareness + more consistent asking for help + regular naming of gambling among other problems.

    What is the number of non-gamblers that started gambling and ended up in ER and would not have eneded up in ER if gambling wasn't available?

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