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LOWER-LEVEL GAMBLING HARMS It is becoming increasingly clear that the negative consequences associated with gambling are not concentrated solely among the small percentage of people who meet the criteria for problematic or disordered gambling. Yet, until recently, much of the research in this area has focused on this small subset of people.

INTRODUCTION Drug use, which includes the use of illicit drugs (e.g. cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines and heroin) and extramedical use of prescription drugs (e.g. opioid analgesics and benzodiazepines), is widespread throughout the world. In 2023, an estimated 316 million people, or 6% of the global population aged 15 to 64 years, used drugs in the past year [1]. Drug use occurs along a continuum of severity [2]. For most people, drug use will remain infrequent and transient, with minimal harms.

Corresponding Author Nadine Ezard The National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia St Vincent's Hospital Alcohol and Drug Service, Sydney, Australia The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia New South Wales Drug and Alcohol Clinical Research and Improvement Network, New South Wales Ministry of Health, Sydney, Australia Correspondence Nadine...